Orthopedic \Or`tho*ped"ic\, Orthopedical \Or`tho*ped"ic*al\, a. (Med.) Pertaining to, or employed in, orthopedy; relating to the prevention or cure of deformities of children, or, in general, of the human body at any age; as, orthopedic surgery; an orthopedic hospital.
orthopedic adj : of or relating to or employed in orthopedics; "orthopedic shoes" [syn: {orthopaedic}, {orthopedical}]