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orthopedics
[ awr-thuh-pee-diks ]
noun
- (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
orthopedics
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- The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of disorders or injuries of the bones, joints, and associated muscles.
orthopedics
- The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the muscular and skeletal systems .
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of orthopedics1
Example Sentences
"Inducing bone formation has several critical applications in orthopedics and dentistry."
The case moved forward against Hershey Medical Center, where Lynch was based, and Dr. Kevin Black, the chairman of the department of orthopedics at the center.
Historically, she added, there hasn’t been a relationship between those fields unlike other areas of medicine, such as orthopedics or cardiology.
Some of these allegations about the orthopedics department burst into public view last year after three doctors sued the county, saying they were tired of watching complaints against Kwong stall.
All of the hospital buildings are damaged except two buildings where patients are now being kept - the orthopedics ward and a church on the grounds, he said.
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