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ORTHOPEDIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)
Synonyms:
orthopaedist; orthopedist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("orthopedist" is a kind of...):
medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)
Derivation:
orthopedics (the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints)
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