Dictionary

orthopedic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɔɹθəpidɪk/ (Canada, US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós) Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía) French orthopédie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French orthopédiquebor. English orthopedic Borrowed from French orthopédique.

Meanings

1. Of or relating to orthopedics.
   • The destiny-grade event that happened to Orin Incandenza at this point was that just as he was passing glumly under the Home goalposts and entering the shadow of the south exit-tunnel's adit a loud and ominously orthopedic cracking sound, plus then shrieking, issued from somewhere on the field behind him. 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 291:
   • From there, Thera-Paw’s team created a special pair of orthopedic boots for Lucas, made of Neoprene and rubber with extra padding on the bottoms. The black shade looks as close to his natural foot color as possible so as not to stand out too much. 2022 August 30, Lilit Marcus, “Penguin fitted with special orthopedic shoe can waddle in style”, in CNN:

Forms

Deriveds

orthopedical · orthopedically · orthesis · orthopedic shoe · orthopedic surgeon · orthopedic bed

Relateds

pedorthic · musculoskeletal

Translations (23)

fr orthopédique (Of or relating to orthopedics) · sl ortopedski (Of or relating to orthopedics) · gl ortopédico (Of or relating to orthopedics) · nl orthopedisch (Of or relating to orthopedics) · ca ortopèdic (Of or relating to orthopedics) · hu ortopédiai (Of or relating to orthopedics) · de orthopädisch (Of or relating to orthopedics) · ga ortaipéideach (Of or relating to orthopedics) · ka ორთოპედიული (Of or relating to orthopedics) · it ortopedico (Of or relating to orthopedics) · da ortopædisk (Of or relating to orthopedics) · pt ortopédico (Of or relating to orthopedics) · is bæklunar- (Of or relating to orthopedics) · el ορθοπεδικός (Of or relating to orthopedics) · eo ortopedia (Of or relating to orthopedics) · pl ortopedyczny (Of or relating to orthopedics) · el ορθοπαιδικός (Of or relating to orthopedics) · ru ортопеди́ческий (Of or relating to orthopedics) · es ortopédico (Of or relating to orthopedics) · uk ортопедичний (Of or relating to orthopedics) · hu ortopéd (Of or relating to orthopedics) · sv ortopedisk (Of or relating to orthopedics) · fi ortopedinen (Of or relating to orthopedics)