ORTHOPAEDICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orthopaedics mean? 

• ORTHOPAEDICS (noun)
  The noun ORTHOPAEDICS has 1 sense:

1. the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints

  Familiarity information: ORTHOPAEDICS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORTHOPAEDICS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

orthopaedics; orthopedics

Hypernyms ("orthopaedics" is a kind of...):

medical science (the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease)

Domain member category:

traction ((orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing)

Derivation:

orthopaedist (a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children))