orthopedics

English

Etymology

From ortho- + Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía, “upbringing, training”).

Noun

orthopedics (uncountable)

(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints

Derived terms

Translations

medicine: a branch of medicine

Chinese:
Mandarin: 骨科 (zh) (gǔkē), 整形外科 (zh) (zhěngxíng wàikē) (orthopedic surgery), 矯形外科 (zh), 矫形外科 (zh) (jiǎoxíng wàikē) (orthopedic surgery)
Czech: ortopedie (cs) f
Finnish: ortopedia (fi)
German: Orthopädie (de) f
Hungarian: ortopédia (hu)

Irish: ortaipéide f
Japanese: 整形外科 (せいけいげか, seikei geka) (orthopedic surgery)
Portuguese: ortopedia (pt) f
Russian: ортопе́дия (ru) f (ortopédija)
Spanish: ortopedia (es) f
Swedish: ortopedi (sv)

See also

osteology

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