Main Entry:

or·tho·pe·dic

Variant(s):

also or·tho·pae·dic \ˌȯr-thə-ˈpē-dik\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

French orthopédique, from orthopédie orthopedics, from orth- + Greek paid-, pais child — more at few

Date:

1840

1 : of, relating to, or employed in orthopedics 2 : marked by or affected with a skeletal deformity, disorder, or injury

— or·tho·pe·di·cal·ly \-ˈpē-di-k(ə-)lē\ adverb