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orthopedy

orthopedy is the archaic form of orthopedics.

Meaning of orthopedics

Noun

orthopedics (uncountable)

  1. The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints.
    Synonyms:
    orthopedic surgery, orthosurgery

Questions about orthopedy

What is orthopedy the archaic form of?
Orthopedy is the archaic form of orthopedics.

Words near orthopedy in the dictionary

  1. orthopedically
  2. orthopedics
  3. orthopedist
  4. orthopedists
  5. orthopeds
  6. orthopedy
  7. orthopentamogram
  8. orthoperiodate
  9. orthoperiodates
  10. orthoperiodic
  11. orthoperiodic acid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orthopedy (page history and authors); orthopedics (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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