orthopedics
noun
or·tho·pe·dics
ˌȯr-thə-ˈpē-diks
variants
or less commonly orthopaedics
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a branch of medicine concerned with the correction or prevention of deformities, disorders, or injuries of the skeleton and associated structures (such as tendons and ligaments)
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