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Noun: orthopaedist
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: orthopedist)
  1. A specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)
    "The orthopaedist recommended surgery to correct the child's scoliosis";
    - orthopedist [N. Amer]

Derived forms: orthopaedists

Type of: medical specialist, specialist

Encyclopedia: Orthopaedist