[ar.throd.e.sis] n, pl -e.ses [NL, fr. arthr- + Gk desis binding, fr. dein to bind] (ca. 1901): the surgical immobilization of a joint so that the bones grow solidly together
ARTHRODESIS
Meaning of ARTHRODESIS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012