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

See also: orthopaedist [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: medical science

Encyclopedia: Orthopaedics

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