orthopedic
pronunciation
How to pronounce orthopedic in British English:
UK [ɔ:θəʊ'pi:dɪk]
How to pronounce orthopedic in American English:
US [ɔθə'pidɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or employed in orthopedics
Word Origin
- orthopedic (adj.)
- 1840, from French orthopédique, from orthopédie, coined by French physician Nicholas Andry (1658-1742), from Greek orthos "straight, correct" (see ortho-) + paideia "rearing of children," from pais (genitive paidos) "child" (see pedo-).
Example
- 1. Sudan : the china dongfang orthopedic hospital in central khartoum .
- 2. Relationship of abdominal distention to hyponatremia in orthopedic perioperative patients .
- 3. The orthopedic surgery department , wakayama medical university .
- 4. Study on magnesium alloy implant in orthopedic surgery .
- 5. The primary outcome was any orthopedic fracture requiring hospital admission in the year after the emergency room visit .