English Explanatory Dictionary

orthopedia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.

Word forms

orthopedia orthopaedia orthopædia

Etymology

From ortho- + -pedia. From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correction”) combined with παῖς (paîs, “child”). See also orthopedic.

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