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Anorthopia
Anorthopia An`or*tho"pi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + ortho- +
Gr. ?, ?, the eye.] (Med.)
Distorted vision, in which straight lines appear bent.
Orthopedic
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.
Orthopedical
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.
Orthopedist
Orthopedist Or*thop"e*dist, n. (Med.)
One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp. in
children.
Orthopedy
Orthopedy Or*thop"e*dy, n. [Ortho- + Gr. ?, ?, a child.]
(Med.)
The art or practice of curing the deformities of children,
or, by extension, any deformities of the human body.
Orthophony
Orthophony Or*thoph"o*ny, n. [Ortho- + Gr. ? voice.]
The art of correct articulation; voice training.
Orthopinacoid
Orthopinacoid Or`tho*pin"a*coid, n. [Ortho- + pinacoid.]
(Crystallog.)
A name given to the two planes in the monoclinic system which
are parallel to the vertical and orthodiagonal axes.
OrthopodaOrthopoda Or*thop"o*da, n. pl. [NL. See Ortho-, and
-poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extinct order of reptiles which stood erect on the hind
legs, and resembled birds in the structure of the feet,
pelvis, and other parts. OrthopteraInsecta In*sec"ta, n. pl. [NL. See Insect.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including
those that have one pair of antenn[ae], three pairs of
mouth organs, and breathe air by means of trache[ae],
opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this
sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and
the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n.
2. (Zo["o]l.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone.
See Hexapoda.
3. (Zo["o]l.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda,
Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined.
Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided
into several orders, viz.: Hymenoptera, as the bees
and ants; Diptera, as the common flies and gnats;
Aphaniptera, or fleas; Lepidoptera, or moths and
butterflies; Neuroptera, as the ant-lions and
hellgamite; Coleoptera, or beetles; Hemiptera, as
bugs, lice, aphids; Orthoptera, as grasshoppers and
cockroaches; Pseudoneuroptera, as the dragon flies
and termites; Euplexoptera, or earwings; Thysanura,
as the springtails, podura, and lepisma. See these
words in the Vocabulary. Orthopteran
Orthopteran Or*thop"ter*an, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Orthoptera.
Orthopterous
Orthopterous Or*thop"ter*ous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Orthoptera.
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