adj.
Variant: also or · tho · pae · dic
Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ r-th ə - ' p ē -dik
Function: adjective
Etymology: French orthopédique, from orthopédie orthopedics, from orth- + Greek paid-, pais child ― more at FEW
Date: 1840
1 : of, relating to, or employed in orthopedics
2 : marked by or affected with a skeletal deformity, disorder, or injury
– or · tho · pe · di · cal · ly \ - ' p ē -di-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb