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Noun: orthopaedics  ,or-thu'pee-diks
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: orthopedics)
  1. The branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints
    - orthopedics [N. Amer]

Type of: medical science

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