arthropathy

[ ahr-throp-uh-thee ]

/ ɑrˈθrɒp ə θi /

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noun

disease of the joints.

Nearby words

arthrolith, arthrolysis, arthromere, arthrometer, arthrometry, arthropathy, arthrophyma, arthroplasty, arthropod, arthropoda, arthropodiasis

Origin of arthropathy

First recorded in 1875–80; arthro- + -pathy

Related forms

ar·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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