ARTHRODESIS


Meaning of ARTHRODESIS in English

[ α :'θrɒdɪsɪs ]

■ noun surgical immobilization of a joint by fusion of the bones.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from arthro- + Gk desis 'binding together'.

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