Definition of Arthrosis

1. n. Articulation.

Definition of Arthrosis

1. Noun. Any articulation or joint between bones ¹

2. Noun. Any degenerative disease of such a joint e.g. osteoarthritis ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Arthrosis

1. [n -THROSES]

Medical Definition of Arthrosis

1. A disease of a joint. (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arthrosis

arthropodologist
arthropodologists
arthropodous
arthropods
arthropomata
arthropyosis
arthrorisis
arthrosclerosis
arthroscope
arthroscopes
arthroscopic
arthroscopic knee repair
arthroscopies
arthroscopy
arthroses
arthrosis (current term)
arthrospore
arthrospores
arthrosporic
arthrosporous
arthrosteitis
arthrostomy
arthrostraca
arthrosynovitis
arthrotome
arthrotomies
arthrotomy
arthrotropic
arthrotyphoid
arthrous

Literary usage of Arthrosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A System of human anatomy, general and special by Erasmus Wilson, George Buchanan, Henry Edward Clark (1880)
"... and the union be HO close as t> render movement impossible, forming an immovable joint, or Syn- arthrosis ; or the bones may be widely separated, ..."

2. The Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain (1837)
"In the mixed form of articulation, or amphi-arthrosis, the bones are connected by an intermediate substance, which allows some degree of motion. ..."

3. Injured...What Now? by H.W. Muller-Wohlfahrt, Hans Jurgen Montag (1999)
"arthrosis (¡oint degeneration) Some older athletes experience increased movement- connected pain in the knees. Years of training and competition have left ..."

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