arthrosis

arthrosis

English

Etymology

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

Noun

arthrosis (countable and uncountable, plural arthroses)

1. Any articulation or joint between bones.
2. (pathology) Any degenerative disease of such a joint e.g. osteoarthritis.

Derived terms

• amphiarthrosis
• coxarthrosis
• cyclarthrosis
• diarthrosis
• discarthrosis
• gonarthrosis
• hydrarthrosis
• lipohemarthrosis
• nearthrosis
• osteoarthrosis
• pseudarthrosis
• pseudoarthrosis
• synarthrosis

 

Translations

articulation or joint between bones

Norwegian: artrose m, slitasjegikt c

any degenerative disease of a joint between bones

Finnish: nivelrikko, artroosi (fi) German: Arthrose (de) f

Portuguese: artrose (pt) f Turkish: artroz (tr), dejeneratif artrit, osteoartrit

See also

• arthritis