ORTHOPEDIC


Meaning of ORTHOPEDIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

also or·tho·pae·dic ˌȯr-thə-ˈpē-dik

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 -ˈpē-di-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.