noun
surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint
• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process
• Hyponyms: ↑arthrodesis
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at arthro- +ˌplastē\ noun (-es)Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary arthr- + -plasty
: plastic surgery of a joint : the operative formation or restoration of a joint
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/ahr"threuh plas'tee/, n.
the surgical repair of a joint or the fashioning of a movable joint, using the patient's own tissue or an artificial replacement.
[1885-90; ARTHRO- + -PLASTY]
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arthroplasty /ärˈthro-pla-sti/ (medicine)
noun
1. Surgical repair of a joint
2. Replacement of a joint by an artificial joint
ORIGIN: Gr arthron joint, and plastos moulded
Useful english dictionary. 2012.