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ORTHOPEDICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orthopedics mean?
• ORTHOPEDICS (noun)
The noun ORTHOPEDICS has 1 sense:
1. the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints
Familiarity information: ORTHOPEDICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("orthopedics" 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:
orthopedical (of or relating to orthopedics)
orthopedist (a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children))
Context examples
Some Leos are doctors, and if you are and have a specialty in orthopedics (bones) or dental work, you may be studying new techniques you can use on patients, and you may have an invitation to be part of the research team or to lead it.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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