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

Type of: medical science

Encyclopedia: Orthopedics

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