(BrE) (AmE orthopedics) noun
[U] the branch of medicine concerned with injuries and diseases of the bones or muscles
orthopaedic (BrE) (AmE orthopedic) adjective:
an orthopaedic surgeon / hospital * orthopaedic surgery
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