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or⋅tho⋅pe⋅dics
[awr-thuh-pee-diks] 
–noun
(used with a singular verb ) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, esp. the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments. |
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| or·tho·pe·dics also or·tho·pae·dics (ôr'thə-pē'dĭks) n. (used with a sing. verb) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of injuries or disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments. [From orthopedic, from French orthopédique, from orthopédie, orthopedic surgery : Greek ortho-, ortho- + Greek paideia, child-rearing (from pais, paid-, child; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots).] or'tho·pe'dic adj., or'tho·pe'di·cal·ly adv., or'tho·pe'dist n. |
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Orthopedist
Or*thop"e*dist\, n. (Med.) One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp. in children.
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Main Entry: or·tho·pe·dist
Variant: or chiefly British or·tho·pae·dist /-'pEd-&st/
Function: noun
: a specialist in orthopedics
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orthopedist or·tho·pe·dist or or·tho·pae·dist (ôr'thə-pē'dĭst)
n.
A specialist in orthopedics.
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