Definition of Orthopaedic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to orthopedics. "Orthopedic shoes"

Exact synonyms: Orthopedic, Orthopedical
Partainyms: Orthopedics, Orthopedics, Orthopedics
Derivative terms: Orthopedics

Definition of Orthopaedic

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of orthopedic) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Orthopaedic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Orthopaedic

1. Pertaining to the correction of deformities of the musculoskeletal system, pertaining to orthopaedics. Origin: Gr. Pais = child This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orthopaedic

orthomyxoviral
orthomyxoviridae infections
orthomyxovirus
orthomyxoviruses
orthonormal
orthonormal function
orthonormal functions
orthonormalisation
orthonormalised
orthonormality
orthonormalization
orthonormalizations
orthonormalize
orthonormalized
orthopaedia
orthopaedic (current term)
orthopaedic arthroplast
orthopaedic surgeon
orthopaedic surgery
orthopaedical
orthopaedics
orthopaedist
orthopaedists
orthopathy
orthopedic
orthopedic bed
orthopedic equipment
orthopedic fixation devices
orthopedic nursing
orthopedic procedures

Literary usage of Orthopaedic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1897)
"THE founders of the New York orthopaedic Dispensary and Hospital builded ... Thirty-one years ago orthopaedic surgery was scarcely more than a name in New ..."

2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"orthopaedic SURGERY OF INJURIES By VARIOUS AUTHORS Edited by SIR ROBERT JONES, KBE, CB, FRCS "Function is the orthopaedic surgeon's goal and he should know ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1869)
"Cases гп orthopaedic Surgery, read before the Massachusetts Medical Society, ... together as constituting the orthopaedic department of practical surgery. ..."

4. Who's who in America by Marquis Who's Who, Inc (1903)
"Founder and surgeon-in-chief NY State Hosp. for Crippled and Deformed Children, Tarry town, NY Took Initial steps in form- Ing NY and Am. orthopaedic Assn. ..."

5. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1858)
"ON UNNECESSARY orthopaedic OPERATIONS. By Dr. WJ LITTLE, Founder of the Royal orthopaedic Hospital, &c. [It has been previously shown by the author that ..."

6. School Clinics at Home and Abroad by Lewis Davie Cruickshank (1913)
"I. DUNFERMLINE orthopaedic CLINIC The following extract from the Dunfermline ... The orthopaedic Clinic at Dunfermline is the largest and best equipped. ..."

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