Main Entry: or·tho·pe·dic

Variant(s): or chiefly British or·tho·pae·dic \ˌȯr-thə-ˈpēd-ik\

Function: adjective

1 : of, relating to, or employed in orthopedics <orthopedic surgery> <orthopedic casts>
2 : marked by or affected with a deformity, disorder, or injury of the skeleton and associated structures

—or·tho·pe·di·cal·ly or chiefly British or·tho·pae·di·cal·ly \-ˈpēd-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb