or|tho|pe|dist

or|tho|pe|dist
or|tho|pe|dist «AWR thuh PEE dihst», noun.
a surgeon who specializes in orthopedics: »

The big Cornell athletic clinic, headed by a crack team of orthopedists and physiotherapists, is equipped to handle everything from mild Charley horses to severe skull fractures (Newsweek).


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  • tho — acan·tho·ceph·a·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·ce·re·us; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; acan·tho·cyb·i·um; ac·an·tho·dea; ac·an·tho·des; ac·an·tho·dii; acan·tho·li·mon; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·phis; acan·tho·pod; acan·tho·pore; acan·tho·scel·i·des;… …   English syllables

  • orthopaedist — or·tho·pae·dist …   English syllables

  • orthopedist — or·tho·pe·dist …   English syllables

  • Orthopedist — An orthopaedic surgeon, orthopaedics being the branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system (bones). Orthopedics is how this field of surgery is listed under Physicians & Surgeons in the telephone Yellow Pages in Jacksonville,… …   Medical dictionary

  • pae — gym·no·pae·dia; hy·pae·thral; pae·dog·a·mous; pae·dog·a·my; pae·do·genesis; pae·do·ge·net·ic; pae·do·mor·phic; pae·do·mor·phism; pae·do·mor·pho·sis; pae·do·mor·phy; pae·do·tribe; pae·nu·la; pae·on; pae·o·nia; pae·o·ni·a·ce·ae; pae·o·ny; pae·pae;… …   English syllables

  • OR — OR; clam·or; clang·or; col·or; co·or·di·nate; en·deav·or; ex·te·ri·or; hem·or·rhage; hem·or·rhoi·dal; hon·or; hon·or·able; hon·or·ary; hon·or·if·ic; in·te·ri·or; me·te·or; mon·or·chid; or·a·cle; or·ange; or·a·to·ri·an; or·a·to·ry; or·bit;… …   English syllables

  • orthopedics — or•tho•pe•dics or or•tho•pae•dics [[t]ˌɔr θəˈpi dɪks[/t]] n. med (used with a sing. v.) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, esp. the extremities and the spine, and… …   From formal English to slang

  • orthopedist — or|tho|pe|dist also orthopaedist BrE [ˌo:θəˈpi:dıst US ˌo:r ] n a doctor with special training in orthopedics …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • orthopedist — or|tho|pe|dist [ ,ɔrθə pidıst ] noun count a doctor whose job is to treat injuries or diseases affecting people s bones, muscles, JOINTS, and LIGAMENTS …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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