arthropathy

[ ahr-throp-uh-thee ]
/ ɑrˈθrɒp ə θi /

noun

disease of the joints.

Origin of arthropathy

First recorded in 1875–80; arthro- + -pathy

OTHER WORDS FROM arthropathy

ar·thro·path·ic [ahr-thruh-path-ik] /ˌɑr θrəˈpæθ ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby arthropathy

arthrolith, arthrolysis, arthromere, arthrometer, arthrometry, arthropathy, arthrophyma, arthroplasty, arthropod, arthropoda, arthropodiasis

Example sentences from the Web for arthropathy

  • Except that the joint disease is seldom symmetrical, it closely resembles the arthropathy of tabes.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Medical definitions for arthropathy

arthropathy
[ är-thrŏp′ə-thē ]

n.

A disease or an abnormality of a joint.