orthopedics

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UK/ˌɔːθəˈpiːdɪks/US/ˌɔɹθəˈpidɪks/

noun

The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints.

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orthopedic surgeryorthosurgeryorthopaedics
OriginAncient Greek παιδεία →
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Meanings

nounorthopedics (uncountable)

alternative Commonwealth orthopaedics · alternative dated orthopædics

  1. uncountablemedicineThe branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints.

    Synonyms: orthopedic surgery, orthosurgery

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints.

Similar
orthopedic surgeryorthosurgery

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints

Similar
orthopaedics
Broader
medical science

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαιδεία“upbringing, training”
  2. Englishorthopedics

From ortho- + Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía, “upbringing, training”). Originally a branch of medicine correcting deformities in children.

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Translations

Bulgarian ортопедия
  • ортопедия (ortopedija)medicine: a branch of medicine
Catalan ortopèdia
  • ortopèdiamedicine: a branch of medicine
Chinese Mandarin 骨科, 整形外科
  • 骨科 (gǔkē)medicine: a branch of medicine
  • 整形外科 (zhěngxíng wàikē)medicine: a branch of medicine
  • 矯形外科 /矫形外科 (jiǎoxíng wàikē)medicine: a branch of medicine
Czech ortopedie
  • ortopediemedicine: a branch of medicine
Dutch orthopedie
  • orthopediemedicine: a branch of medicine
Esperanto ortopedio
  • ortopediomedicine: a branch of medicine
Finnish ortopedia
  • ortopediamedicine: a branch of medicine
French orthopédie
  • orthopédiemedicine: a branch of medicine
German Orthopädie
  • Orthopädiemedicine: a branch of medicine
Hungarian ortopédia
  • ortopédiamedicine: a branch of medicine
Indonesian ortopedi
  • ortopedimedicine: a branch of medicine
Irish ortaipéide
  • ortaipéidemedicine: a branch of medicine
Italian ortopedia
  • ortopediamedicine: a branch of medicine
Japanese 整形外科
  • 整形外科 (seikei geka)medicine: a branch of medicine
Malay ortopedik
  • ortopedikmedicine: a branch of medicine
Polish ortopedia
  • ortopediamedicine: a branch of medicine
Portuguese ortopedia
  • ortopediamedicine: a branch of medicine
Russian ортопе́дия
  • ортопе́дия (ortopédija)medicine: a branch of medicine
Spanish ortopedia
  • ortopediamedicine: a branch of medicine
Swedish ortopedi
  • ortopedimedicine: a branch of medicine
Cite this entry
APA

orthopedics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthopedics

MLA

“orthopedics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthopedics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthopedics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthopedics.

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