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orthopod

orthopod noun: an orthopaedic surgeon.

Noun

orthopod (plural orthopods)

  1. (humorous, informal) An orthopaedic surgeon.
    Synonyms:
    orthoped

orthopod meaning in Bengali

orthopod in Bengali

একজন অস্থিশল্যবিদ, অর্থোপেডিক সার্জন

Synonyms of orthopod

Forms of orthopod

pluralorthopods

Origin of orthopod

Both orthopod and orthoped are of jocular origin in the informal jargon of medicine; the first is a play on -pod (as in gastropod) and the second is a play on -pede (as in centipede). Each trades on the humorous portrayal of colleagues in other specialties (as opposed to one's own specialty) as strange critters (as if odd ducks).

Questions about orthopod

What does orthopod mean?
Orthopod means an orthopaedic surgeon.
What is orthopod in Bengali?
Orthopod in Bengali is একজন অস্থিশল্যবিদ, অর্থোপেডিক সার্জন. See Orthopod meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is orthopod?
Orthopod is a noun.
What is the plural of orthopod?
The plural of orthopod is orthopods.

Words near orthopod in the dictionary

  1. orthopnoeic
  2. orthopnoic
  3. orthopny
  4. orthopnœa
  5. orthopnœic
  6. orthopod
  7. orthopods
  8. orthopositronium
  9. orthopox
  10. orthopoxviral
  11. orthopoxvirus

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orthopod (page history and authors); orthopod (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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