Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp. in children.
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- noun An
orthopedic surgeon
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)
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Examples
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Among athletes, Dr. Schobert was known as the orthopedist you went to if you needed to have another surgeon’s work revised.
Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010
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Among athletes, Dr. Schobert was known as the orthopedist you went to if you needed to have another surgeon’s work revised.
Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010
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‘And do lots of illustrators then sleep with their orthopedist – or does that only happen when the orthopedist is the husband of one of your best friends?’
State of the Union Douglas Kennedy 2005
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An orthopedist can determine the specific nature and severity for your knee injury, likely offering a diagnosis with physical examination.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: On the Slopes, Take Smart Steps to Prevent Ski Knees, Skier's Thumb, Serious Head Injuries M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2012
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An orthopedist can determine the specific nature and severity for your knee injury, likely offering a diagnosis with physical examination.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: On the Slopes, Take Smart Steps to Prevent Ski Knees, Skier's Thumb, Serious Head Injuries M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2012
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Ron Noy, a New York-based sports orthopedist, said weight inevitably increases stress on lower extremity joints, such as hips, knees and ankles, as well as the lower spine.
Will Cholesterol Kill Baseball? Matthew Futterman 2012
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Peter J. Ajemian, an orthopedist formerly employed in Rockville Centre, N.Y., and Peter Lesniewski, another orthopedist, combined recommended disability benefits for at least 956 LIRR employees between 1998 and 2008, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors: $1 Billion Scam Derailed Chad Bray 2011
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An orthopedist can determine the specific nature and severity for your knee injury, likely offering a diagnosis with physical examination.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: On the Slopes, Take Smart Steps to Prevent Ski Knees, Skier's Thumb, Serious Head Injuries M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2012
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An orthopedist can determine the specific nature and severity for your knee injury, likely offering a diagnosis with physical examination.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: On the Slopes, Take Smart Steps to Prevent Ski Knees, Skier's Thumb, Serious Head Injuries M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2012
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An orthopedist can determine the specific nature and severity for your knee injury, likely offering a diagnosis with physical examination.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: On the Slopes, Take Smart Steps to Prevent Ski Knees, Skier's Thumb, Serious Head Injuries M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2012
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