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orthopedics, orthopaedics (British)
1. The branch of surgery which is concerned with the correction of skeletal and spinal deformities; especially, in children.
2. The medical specialty dealing with the preservation, restoration, and development of the functions of the skeletal system of the body, its articulations, and associated structures.
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