单词 | orthopaedic |
释义 | orthopaedicorthopedicadj. Surgery. 1. Originally: of or relating to the treatment of physical deformities, esp. in children. Later: of, relating to, or involved in the surgical treatment of the musculoskeletal system. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [adjective] > orthopaedics orthopaedic1829 orthopaedical1842 1829 Lancet 30 May 260 A French writer, Dr. Vernière, in a short treatise lately published on this subject, strongly reprehends the orthopedic plan. 1840 Prospectus, Royal Orthopædic Hosp. The Royal Orthopædic Hospital for Club Foot, Spinal and other Deformities. 1847 F. G. Clark tr. G. Dupuytren Injuries Bones 56 Much benefit is derived from orthopedic means in this latter class of affections. 1879 G. C. Harlan Eyesight ix. 134 A distinguished orthopaedic surgeon, Eulenberg, has stated that ninety per cent. of curvatures of the spine..are developed during school-life. 1900 Science 18 May 779/2 The staff of teachers must be supplemented by a trained nurse, and there should be regular medical visitors, preferably men on service in orthopedic hospitals. 1923 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 28 439 The diagnosis of orthopedic defect has been used to cover such conditions as slight curvature of the spine, for which a corrective gymnasium class was recommended. 1946 Liberty 25 May 84/3 Now that the war is over, the hospital plans to add a full-time eye specialist, a psychiatric department, and an orthopedic department. 1968 Jrnl. Pediatrics 73 796/1 Suggestions for the management of common orthopedic problems such as toeing in. 1993 Catholic Herald 17 Sept. 7/6 Vincent's years as a hospital chaplain have taught him that doing the rounds of the orthopaedic wards is always extra taxing. 2. a. Designating footwear designed to ease or correct club foot or other deformities of the feet. Cf. orthopaedical adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > [adjective] > other voideda1539 high-topped1582 low-cuta1600 upright1608 seven-league1707 spurred?1707 japanned1750 hen-skin1846 pegged1846 stogy1847 wing-tip1872 foxed1880 brogued1894 welted1895 orthopaedic1897 tackless1907 dazzle1931 Jesus1942 pebble-grained1943 unconstructed1973 1897 Overland Monthly Aug. 160/2 A club foot had necessitated an orthopedic shoe. 1931 N.Y. Herald Tribune 30 Sept. 19/2 With nothing to remember But vegetable stews And cod-liver doses And orthopedic shoes. 1971 B. Malamud Tenants 214 The tall mother..wears a plain white dress, orthopedic shoes, and a blue cloche hat that hides her eyes. 1976 P. van Rjndt Tetramachus Collection (1977) i. 11 A cripple, obliged to wear a heavy orthopedic boot on his right foot. 2000 Disability Now May 3/3 It covered equipment such as hearing aids, commodes, wheelchairs, orthopaedic shoes and artificial limbs. b. Designating bedding designed to relieve back pain or other musculoskeletal symptoms, often employing a very hard mattress or board. Cf. orthopaedic bed n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [adjective] softOE high post1809 four-posta1818 unslept1864 queen-size1959 orthopaedic1976 1976 P.O. Teleph. Directory: London Postal Area June Orthopaedic Bedding Centre. 1977 Evening Post (Nottingham) 27 Jan. 19/1 (advt.) Modern single bed with mattress £15. Single bed base £10. Single orthopædic mattress as new £30. 1987 Sunday Express 20 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 15/1 The carpet is..springy as an orthopaedic mattress. 2000 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 28 July 28 A superb selection of mattresses and modern and traditional beds.., from single to king size, orthopaedic divan to antique-look pine. Compounds orthopaedic bed n. (a) a bed in an orthopaedic ward; (b) a bed designed to relieve musculoskeletal symptoms (cf. sense 2b). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > bed for sick person > in hospital hospital bed1823 pay-bed1855 cot1874 bed1881 orthopaedic bed1943 amenity bed1948 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > other types of bed childbed1568 plank bed1584 table bed1633 earth-bed1637 pigeon-hole bed1685 box-bed1693 barbecue1697 plaid bedc1710 bed of state1713 pallet1839 high post1842 rocker1854 wire bed1882 lit bateau1895 string cot1895 sleigh bed1902 orthopaedic bed1943 high-low bed1956 futon1959 bateau lit1983 1943 R. V. Funsten & C. Calderwood Orthopedic Nursing iv. 90 Orthopedic beds may be made with top linen placed over the end of the bed, rather than by tucking it in at the end of the mattress. 1977 Daily Express 1 Feb. 29 (advt.) OBC orthopædic beds..look like any good quality bed... The big difference is this: They are designed with medical help and hand-assembled in thousands of different versions to give correct individual support to back sufferers whatever their weight or type of build. 1983 J. Kelman Not not while Giro 23 The rent was £50 a week for this medium sized room containing a mighty bed which resembled his idea of what an orthopaedic bed must look like. Derivatives orthoˈpaedically adv. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [adverb] > orthopaedics orthopaedically1939 1939 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 45 83 The social adjustment of the orthopedically handicapped individual. 1973 Rehabilitation Lit. (Chicago) Oct. 299/1 (heading) The efficacy of visual-motor training for orthopedically handicapped children. 1986 Developmental Med. & Child Neurol. 28 360 Preference not to intervene orthopaedically. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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