ORTHOPEDIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)

Synonyms:

orthopaedist; orthopedist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("orthopedist" is a kind of...):

medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)

Derivation:

orthopedics (the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints)

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