or|tho|prax|y

or|tho|prax|y
or|tho|prax|y «AWR thuh PRAK see», noun.
1. correctness of practice, action, or procedure.
2. corrective treatment of deformities; orthopedics.
[< ortho- + Greek prâxis a doing, acting]

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