arthrodesis

English

Etymology

From arthro- +‎ -desis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɹθˈɹɒdɪsɪs/ or IPA^(key): /ˌaɹθɹoʊˈdiːsɪs/
Rhymes: -ɒdɪsɪs
Rhymes: -iːsɪs

Noun

arthrodesis (plural arthrodeses)

(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.

Synonyms

syndesis

Hyponyms

spondylodesis

Coordinate terms

ankylosis (endogenous pathogenic analogue)

Related terms

tenodesis

Translations

fusion of a joint

Finnish: jäykistysleikkaus
Italian: artrodesi (it) f
Portuguese: artrodese f, artródese f
Spanish: artrodesis f

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for arthrodesis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

diarthroses

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.