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orthopedic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Canada, US: /ˈɔɹθəpidɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːdɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: AO2 R TH AH0 P IY1 D IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to orthopedics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to orthopedics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • orthopedic shoes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: orthopaedic, orthopedical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3erdh-der. Proto-Hellenic *orthwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós) Proto-Indo-European *peh2w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) 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.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ortopèdic — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Danish: ortopædisk — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Dutch: orthopedisch — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Esperanto: ortopedia — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Finnish: ortopedinen — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • French: orthopédique — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Galician: ortopédico — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Georgian: ორთოპედიული (ortoṗediuli) — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • German: orthopädisch — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Greek: ορθοπαιδικός (orthopaidikós) — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Greek: ορθοπεδικός (orthopedikós) — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Hungarian: ortopéd — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Hungarian: ortopédiai — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Icelandic: bæklunar- — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Irish: ortaipéideach — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Italian: ortopedico — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Polish: ortopedyczny — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Portuguese: ortopédico — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Russian: ортопеди́ческий (ortopedíčeskij) — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Slovene: ortopedski — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Spanish: ortopédico — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Swedish: ortopedisk — Of or relating to orthopedics
  • Ukrainian: ортопедичний (ortopedyčnyj) — Of or relating to orthopedics