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  • adjective (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or employed in, orthopedics; relating to the prevention or cure of deformities of children, or, in general, of the human body at any age

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  • adjective Of, or relating to orthopedics.

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  • adjective of or relating to orthopedics

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From French orthopédique.

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