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[syn: orthopedist, orthopaedist]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orthopedist \Or*thop"e*dist\, n. (Med.)
One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp. in
children.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
orthopedist
n 1: a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal
system (especially in children) [syn: orthopedist,
orthopaedist]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "orthopedist":
anesthesiologist, cardiologist, chiropodist, dermatologist,
eye doctor, eye-ear-nose-throat specialist, geriatrician,
gerontologist, gynecologist, immunologist, internist, neurologist,
obstetrician, oculist, ophthalmologist, otolaryngologist,
otologist, pathologist, pediatrician, pediatrist, podiatrist,
psychiatrist, radiologist, serologist, skin man, specialist