ORTHOPEDIC


Meaning of ORTHOPEDIC in English

adjective

also or·tho·pae·dic |ȯ(r)thə|pēdik, -dēk

Etymology: French orthopédique, from orthopédie orthopedics (from orth- + -péd- — from Greek paid-, païs child — + -ie -y) + -ique -ic — more at few

1. : of, relating to, or employed in orthopedics

2. : involving or affected by deformities or crippling

an orthopedic condition

orthopedic children

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