"orthopod" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-orthopod.wav Forms: orthopods [plural]
Etymology: Both orthopod and orthoped are of jocular origin in the informal jargon of medicine; the first is a play on -pod (as in gastropod) and the second is a play on -pede (as in centipede). Each trades on the humorous portrayal of colleagues in other specialties (as opposed to one's own specialty) as strange critters (as if odd ducks). Head templates: {{en-noun}} orthopod (plural orthopods)
  1. (medicine, informal, humorous) An orthopaedic surgeon. Tags: humorous, informal Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: orthoped
    Sense id: en-orthopod-en-noun-z-BVfZ05 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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