Orthopaedics – branch of medicine correcting bones and muscles
(Pronounced au-thuh-pee-diks)
REMEMBER MEANING OF ORTHOPAEDICS
Orthopaedics refers to a branch of medicine that is responsible for the correction of bones and muscles.
To remember the definition of the word orthopaedics, use the following mnemonic:
The author paid for it (orthopaedics) – the bag of bones would help her write some of the details of her latest murder book.
Examples of orthopaedics in a sentence
The professor of orthopaedics gave a lecture on how deformed bones could be straightened.
The family doctor's knowledge of orthopaedics was not extensive enough to give a diagnosis – the patient would have to see a specialist.
Before orthopaedics there were many supposed remedies for bone problems but few, if any, worked.
