orthopedics
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1. the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | medical science, |
| definition | : | the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | traction, |
| definition | : | (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | orthopaedist, orthopedist, |
| definition | : | a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | orthopaedist, orthopedist, |
| definition | : | a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) (noun.person) |
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