arthr/o Wordlist

Therapy

  arthrectomy

The excision of a joint

Therapy

  arthroclasia

The artificial breaking of a fixed joint to provide movement (from the Greek word klasis meaning breaking)

Therapy

  arthrolysis

The operation of restoring movement to a fixed (or anyloid (anylo/o – “bent”) joint

Therapy

  arthrostomy

Formation of a temporary opening in a joint for drainage purposes

Therapy

  arthrotomy

Cutting into a joint

Therapy

  arthroplasty

The surgical reconstruction or replacement of a painful or deteriorated joint

Therapy

  arthroscopy

The examination of the interior of a joint, performed by inserting an endoscope through a small incision

Pathology

  arthragra

Acute pain in the joints (from Greek agra –seizure)

Pathology

  arthralgia

Pain in a joint

Pathology

  arthritis

Inflammation of a joint

Pathology

  arthredema

Swelling of a joint

Pathology

  arthrocele

Hernia of the synovial membrane (site of lubricating fluid for a joint)

Pathology

  arthrogryposis

Persistent contracture (stiffness or inability to move) of a joint - from Greek word grupos = curved

Pathology

  arthropathy

Any joint disease