arthro-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “joint,” “jointed,” used in the formation of compound words.

   arthropod.

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arthro- British  

combining form

1. indicating a joint

   arthritis

   arthropod

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Usage

What does arthro- mean? Arthro- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “joint" or "jointed.” It is often used in medical and scientific terms.Arthro- comes from the Greek árthron, meaning “a joint.” Related to arthro- and deriving from a Greek word based on árthron is arthritis, "acute or chronic inflammation of the joint."What are variants of arthro-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, arthro- becomes arthr-, as in arthralgia.

Etymology

Origin of arthro-

< Greek, combining form of árthron a joint; akin to Latin artus ( article )

Example Sentences

The podobranchiae are clearly epipodites, or, more correctly, parts of the epipodites, and it is probable that the arthro- and pleurobranchiae are also epipodial in origin and have migrated from the proximal segment of the limbs on to the adjacent body-wall.

From Project Gutenberg

Arthro�dia, a species of articulation, in which the head of one bone is received into a shallow socket in another; a ball-and-socket joint.

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The Dissennith also, and the Arthro, flow through Merionethshire and the land of Conan.

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