orthopaedic

US orthopedic

/ (ˌɔːθəʊˈpiːdɪk) /

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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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Words nearby orthopaedic

orthomolecular, orthomorphic, orthomorphic projection, orthonormal, Ortho-Novum, orthopaedic, orthopaedics, orthopedic, orthopedics, orthophosphate, orthophosphoric acid

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How to use orthopaedic in a sentence

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