Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Relating to orthopædia, or the art of curing deformities.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • See orthopedic and orthopedics.

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  • adjective Alternative spelling of orthopedic.

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  • adjective of or relating to orthopedics

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Examples

  • Our experienced team includes experts in orthopaedic surgery, radiology, neurology, neurosurgery and genetics.

    Foot and ankle disorders 2010

  • Our clinical research focuses on evaluating operative and non-operative treatment in orthopaedic medicine including sports medicine, congenital and spinal deformities, trauma and bone tumors.

    Current orthopaedic research projects 2010

  • How long will it be before we find ourselves injecting a patient's knee joint - at Injections-R-us PLC - instead of referring to an orthopaedic surgeon for a knee replacement?

    NHS bill threatens trust in GPs, says doctors' leader 2011

  • Some years ago at a concert on the South Bank the Professor of Cardio-Thoracic surgery with whom I arrived introduced himself to an old friend of mine, an Emeritus Professor of Law, as a plumber. he also called orthopaedic surgeons carpenters.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Some years ago at a concert on the South Bank the Professor of Cardio-Thoracic surgery with whom I arrived introduced himself to an old friend of mine, an Emeritus Professor of Law, as a plumber. he also called orthopaedic surgeons carpenters.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Latex mattresses are classified as orthopaedic mattresses, which is just a fancy term for an extra firm mattress.

    Family Parenting Kids 2009

  • Geneticists also can assist with referrals to other specialists, such as orthopaedic surgeons, who can help manage limb-length discrepancies; and oncologists, who can discuss cancer risks and coordinate and review the results of appropriate tests for cancer screening.

    Beckwith-Weidemann Syndrome 2009

  • Hence it has been deemed more practical to establish a kind of orthopaedic institution within the building itself in certain model schools in Rome.

    Spontaneous Activity in Education Maria Montessori 1911

  • The implications for the health care industry are clear; strong and sustainable growth for companies providing goods and services such as orthopaedic equipment, hearing aids, dental implants, kidney dialysis machines, care homes and hospital equipment.

    EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (Telegraph: Clare Broo 2010

  • The implications for the health care industry are clear; strong and sustainable growth for companies providing goods and services such as orthopaedic equipment, hearing aids, dental implants, kidney dialysis machines, care homes and hospital equipment.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

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  • She made herself a pair of orthopaedic shoes

    She thought it was the answer to the fashion blues

    She thought it was an answer to the fashion blues

    But she walked with a limp.

    (Beautiful, by Belle and Sebastian)

    August 24, 2008