orthopedics

N ศัลยกรรม กระดูก  san-ya-kam-kra-duk

orthopedics

or tho pe dics |ˌôrTHəˈpēdiks ˌɔrθəˈpidɪks |(Brit. orthopaedics ) ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles. [originally relating specifically to children. ] DERIVATIVES or tho pe dic adjective, or tho pe di cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb, or tho pe dist |-dist |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French orthopédie, from Greek orthos ‘right or straight ’ + paideia ‘rearing of children. ’