Main Entry:

or·tho·pe·dics

Variant(s):

also or·tho·pae·dics \-ˈpē-diks\

Function:

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Date:

circa 1853

: a branch of medicine concerned with the correction or prevention of deformities, disorders, or injuries of the skeleton and associated structures (as tendons and ligaments)

— or·tho·pe·dist \-ˈpē-dist\ noun