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orthopedy
The art, or practice, of curing the deformities of children; or, by extension, any deformities of the human body.
This entry is located in the following unit: ortho-, orth- (page 6)
orthopedy (s) (noun) (no pl)
Outdated, the curing or correction of deformities in children or in adults; orthopedics: In his old book on medicine, Jack read that orthopedy was an old-fashioned term for the branch of medicine regarding the prevention or the correction of bone disorders and related joints and muscles.
This entry is located in the following unit: pedo-, paedo-, ped-, paed-, paido-, paid- (page 2)