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orthopaedic

UK ( US orthopedic) orthopaedic: listen to British English pronunciationorthopaedic: listen to American pronunciation /ˌɔːθəˈpiːdɪk/ adjective [always before noun]

Translation

relating to the treatment or study of bones that have been injured or have not grown correctly
ortopedik
an orthopaedic surgeon
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(Definition of orthopaedic adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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