arthroplasty

[ahr-thruh-plas-tee]

noun

the surgical repair of a joint or the fashioning of a movable joint, using the patient's own tissue or an artificial replacement.

Origin of arthroplasty

First recorded in 1885–90; arthro- + -plasty

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Examples from the Web for arthroplasty

Historical Examples of arthroplasty

An attempt should be made by arthroplasty to secure a movable joint at least on one side.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.
Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for arthroplasty

arthroplasty

noun

surgical repair of a diseased joint

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arthroplasty in Medicine

arthroplasty

[är′thrə-plăs′tē]

The creation of an artificial joint.
The surgical restoration of the integrity and functional power of a joint.