| 英语单词 | orthopedic |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ɔːθəʊ'piːdɪk] 美 [ɔːθə'piːdɪk] |
| 中文释义 | adj.整形外科的 =orthopaedic. |
| 英语例句 | (1) Patients recovering from broken limbs are housed in the hospital's orthopedic ward. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 病人们住在医院整形外科的病房以恢复他们残损的肢体。 |
| vocabulary简明 | An orthopedic surgeon is one who operates on bones and muscles to fix them. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The word orthopedic comes from the Greek orthos meaning "straight, correct" and paideia meaning "rearing of children." The term was originally used for children and the kind of treatment they received for skeletal deformities like bow legs or knock-knees. An orthopedic shoe is one that is supposed to help correct the deformed bones and support the weakened muscles of a foot. |
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