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Orthopedist

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or·tho·pe·dics also or·tho·pae·dics  (ôrth-pdks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
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.
[From orthopedic, from French orthopédique, from orthopédie, orthopedic surgery : Greek ortho-, ortho- + Greek paideia, child-rearing (from pais, paid-, child; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots).]
ortho·pedic adj.
ortho·pedi·cal·ly adv.
ortho·pedist n.
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Noun1.orthopedist - a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)
orthopaedist
medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine
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