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Orthopedics
Medical Definition: | A surgical specialty which utilizes medical, surgical, and physical methods to treat and correct deformities, diseases, and injuries to the skeletal system, its articulations, and associated structures. |
Guide Notes: | SPEC: SPEC qualif; Manual 26.19+; orthopedie dento-faciale in French titles is translated "orthodontics" & is indexed under ORTHODONTICS |
Also Called: | Orthopedic Surgery |
Orthopedics Medical Definitions and Terms
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