ARTHRODESIS


Meaning of ARTHRODESIS in English

/ahr throd"euh sis/ , n. , pl. arthrodeses /-seez'/ .

permanent surgical immobilization of a joint. Also called artificial ankylosis .

[ 1900-05; ARTHRO- + Gk désis binding together, equiv. to dé ( ein ) to bind + -sis -SIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .