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orthopedy
The art, or practice, of curing the deformities of children; or, by extension, any deformities of the human body.
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ortho-, orth-
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Outdated, the curing or correction of deformities in children or in adults; orthopedics: In his old book on medicine, Jack read that orthopedy was an old-fashioned term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.
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pedo-, paedo-, ped-, paed-, paido-, paid-
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