orthopaedic adjective - definition in Learners Dictionary

orthopaedic

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/ˌɔːθəˈpiːdɪk/ adjective [always before noun]

› relating to the treatment or study of bones that have been injured or have not grown correctly:

an orthopaedic surgeon

(Definition of orthopaedic adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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