Orthopedics

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  • noun. The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of injuries or disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments.
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  • noun. The art or practice of correcting disorders or deformities of the spine and joints, or, by extension, any deformities of the human body.
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  • noun. The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints
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  • noun. the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints
    • Word Usage
    "In Canada … orthopedics is pretty good … you can get reconstructive knee surgery fairly quickly by good orthopedic surgeons."
    cross-reference
    osteology  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    medical science  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bacteriology  bymost  case-study  cytology  deal  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    orthopaedics  orthopedy  
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