orthopedics: Meaning and Definition of

or•tho•pe•dics

Pronunciation: (ôr"thu-pē'diks), [key]
— n.
  1. the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, esp. the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
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