arthrodesis

[ ahr-throd-uh-sis ]
/ ɑrˈθrɒd ə sɪs /

noun, plural ar·throd·e·ses [ahr-throd-uh-seez] /ɑrˈθrɒd əˌsiz/.

permanent surgical immobilization of a joint.

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Also called artificial ankylosis.

Origin of arthrodesis

1900–05; arthro- + Greek désis binding together, equivalent to dé(ein) to bind + -sis -sis

Words nearby arthrodesis

arthrobacter, arthrocele, arthrocentesis, arthrochondritis, arthroclasia, arthrodesis, arthrodia, arthrodial cartilage, arthrodial joint, arthrodire, arthrodynia
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Medical definitions for arthrodesis

arthrodesis
[ är-thrŏd′ĭ-sĭs, är′thrə-dē′sĭs ]

n.

The surgical fixation of a joint to promote bone fusion.artificial ankylosis syndesis
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