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orthopraxia
[awr-th
uh
-
prak
-see-
uh
]
/ˌɔr θəˈpræk si ə/
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noun
,
Medicine/Medical.
1.
the correction of deformities; orthopedics.
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Also,
orthopraxy
.
Origin of
orthopraxia
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Greek
1850-1855
1850-55;
ortho-
+
Greek
prâx(is
)
praxis
+
-ia
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