orthopedia
English
Alternative forms
- orthopaedia (UK)
- orthopædia (archaic)
Etymology
ortho- + pedia. From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correction”) combined with παῖς (paîs, “child”). See also orthopedic.
Noun
orthopedia (uncountable)
- (medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.
Translations
orthopedics — see orthopedics