orthopedic

or or·tho·pae·dic

[awr-thuh-pee-dik]

adjective

of or relating to orthopedics.

Origin of orthopedic

1830–40; ortho- + Greek paid- (stem of paîs) child + -ic

Related formsor·tho·pe·di·cal·ly, adverbnon·or·tho·pe·dic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for orthopaedic

Historical Examples of orthopaedic

And now we've got an admission for him to the Orthopaedic hospital.
Elizabeth's Campaign
Mrs. Humphrey Ward
The house in which we lived stood in a garden and was really an orthopaedic institution for girls.
My Autobiography
F. Max Mller

British Dictionary definitions for orthopaedic

orthopaedic

US orthopedic

adjective

of or relating to orthopaedics

designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and jointsorthopaedic mattresses

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Word Origin and History for orthopaedic

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-).