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arthropathy

[ahr-throp-uh-thee]
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noun

disease of the joints.

Nearby words

  1. arthrolysis,
  2. arthromere,
  3. arthrometer,
  4. arthrometry,
  5. arthropathic,
  6. arthrophyma,
  7. arthroplasty,
  8. arthropod,
  9. arthropoda,
  10. arthropodiasis

Origin of arthropathy

First recorded in 1875–80; arthro- + -pathy
Related formsar·thro·path·ic [ahr-thruh-path-ik] /ˌɑr θrəˈpæθ ɪk/, adjective
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Examples from the Web for arthropathy

  • Except that the joint disease is seldom symmetrical, it closely resembles the arthropathy of tabes.

    Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Medicine definitions for arthropathy

arthropathy

[är-thrŏp′ə-thē]

n.

A disease or an abnormality of a joint.
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