- a variation of orthopedic.
orthopaedic
Britishadjective
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of or relating to orthopaedics
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designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
orthopaedic mattresses
Example Sentences
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The next day, LA Lakers orthopaedic surgeon Steve Lombardo rang McKechnie to apologise and asked if he would see O'Neal the following week, and whether he would come into downtown Vancouver for the consultation.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Dr. Christopher Klifto is an orthopaedic upper-extremity surgeon at Duke University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Davies is set to have a pelvic scan and may need stronger antibiotics, as his orthopaedic surgeon believes there could still be some of the bacteria in his body.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
She was taken to Treviso's Ca' Foncello hospital which later revealed that Vonn "underwent orthopaedic surgery to stabilise a fracture of the left leg".
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
This was in 1877 and orthopaedic surgery was not what it is today.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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