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
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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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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