Definitions for orthopedics

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orthopedics or·tho·pe·dics

Spelling: [awr-thuh-pee-diks]

IPA: /ˌɔr θəˈpi dɪks/

Orthopedics is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 1352 anagrams from letters in orthopedics (cdehiooprst).

Definitions for orthopedics

noun

1. (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.

Origin of orthopedics

First recorded in 1850-55; See origin at orthopedic, -ics

Examples for orthopedics

And she was wearing a pair of pumps—no orthopedics for this 84-year-old.