orthopaedic

1. 1.

   of or relating to orthopedics

   “orthopedic shoes”

   Synonymsorthopedicorthopedical

Questions about orthopaedic

What does orthopaedic mean?

orthopaedic means "of or relating to orthopedics".

How many syllables are in orthopaedic?

orthopaedic has 5 syllables: or-tho-pa-e-dic. The stress falls on "e".

What is another word for orthopaedic?

Close synonyms include orthopedic, orthopedical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is orthopaedic a common word?

orthopaedic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.