arthroplasty

English

Etymology

arthro- +‎ -plasty

Noun

arthroplasty (plural arthroplasties)

1. (surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement

Related terms

• arthroplastic

Translations

surgical repair of a joint

• Greek: αρθροπλαστική (el) f (arthroplastikí)
• Portuguese: artroplastia f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: artroplastia f