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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 jointsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


ORTHOPEDICS (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 ("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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