Associations to the word «Orthopedics»

Wiktionary

ORTHOPEDICS, noun. (medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints

Dictionary definition

ORTHOPEDICS, noun. The branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints.

Wise words

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