arthro-

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”).

Prefix

arthro-

  1. (biology, medicine) articulation = joint (as for example in arthroplasty).
  2. (biology, medicine) articulation = speech (as for example in dysarthrophonia).

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with arthro-
arthroereisis
arthrogryposis
arthrostracous
arthrocele
arthrochondritis
arthroclasia
arthroconidium
arthroderm
arthrodesis
arthrodysplasia
arthrofibrosis
arthrogenous
arthrogram
arthrographic
arthrography
heteroarthrocarpic
arthrokatadysis
arthrokinematic
arthrokinetic
arthrolithiasis
arthrology
arthrolysis
arthromere
arthrometer
arthrometry
arthromyalgia
arthromyalgic
arthropathia
arthropathy
arthrophyte
arthroplast
arthroplasty
arthropod
arthrosclerosis
arthroscope
arthroscopy
arthrospore
arthrostenosis
arthrosterigma
arthrostomy
arthrosynovitis
arthrotome
arthrotomy
arthrotropic

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