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Stage 1 of 3
orthos
Greek · ancient
"straight, correct"
straight, correct, combined with paideia (rearing of children)
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Stage 2 of 3
orthopedique
French · 1740s
"relating to correcting skeletal deformities"
coined for the correction of skeletal deformities in children
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Stage 3 of 3
orthopedic
English · 1800s
"relating to the correction of bone and joint disorders"
settled as the medical word for bone and joint treatment
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