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arthropathy

[ahr-throp-uh-thee]

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noun

disease of the joints.

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

Historical Examples of arthropathy

Except that the joint disease is seldom symmetrical, it closely resembles the arthropathy of tabes.
Manual of Surgery
Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

arthropathy in Medicine

arthropathy

[är-thrŏp′ə-thē]

n.

A disease or an abnormality of a joint.

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