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Definition of: orthopedics
(ôr′thə·pē′diks) noun
The branch of surgery which is concerned with the correction of skeletal and spinal deformities, especially in children. Also or′tho·pae′dics. [<F orthopédique <orthopédie orthopedics <Gk. orthos right + paideia training of children <pais, paidos child]
—or′tho·pe′dic adjective
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