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[syn: orthopedics, orthopaedics]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
orthopedics \orthopedics\ n. [Ortho- + Gr. ?, ?, a child.]
(Med.)
The art or practice of correcting disorders or deformities of
the spine and joints, or, by extension, any deformities of
the human body.
Syn: orthopaedics, orthopedy.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
orthopedics
n 1: the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or
deformities of the spine and joints [syn: orthopedics,
orthopaedics]