arthroplasty

[ ahr-thruh-plas-tee ]

/ ˈɑr θrəˌplæs ti /

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noun

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

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Origin of arthroplasty

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

Words nearby arthroplasty

arthrodire, arthrogram, arthrography, arthromere, arthropathy, arthroplasty, arthropod, Arthropoda, arthropods, arthroscope, arthroscopy

How to use arthroplasty in a sentence

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
Operation for ankylosis—arthroplasty—should not be undertaken, as the ankylosis recurs.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for arthroplasty

arthroplasty

/ (ˈɑːθrəˌplæstɪ) /

noun

surgical repair of a diseased joint

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