English Explanatory Dictionary

arthrosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any articulation (joint) in an animalian body.
  2. Any degenerative disease of such a joint, e.g. osteoarthritis.

Pronunciation

är-thrō′-sĭs /ɑɹˈθɹoʊ.sɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-arthrosis.wav

Word forms

arthrosis arthroses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint, articulation”), + -osis.

Synonyms

arthropathy

Related words

arthritis arthrodesis arthroscopy dysarthrosis ankylosis

Derived words

amphiarthrosis coxarthrosis cyclarthrosis diarthrosis discarthrosis gonarthrosis hemarthrosis hip joint arthrosis hydrarthrosis lipohemarthrosis nearthrosis osteoarthrosis polyarthrosis pseudarthrosis pseudoarthrosis synarthrosis
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