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arthro-

arthro- prefix: articulation = joint (as for example in arthroplasty).

Prefix

arthro-

  1. articulation = joint (as for example in arthroplasty).
  2. articulation = speech (as for example in dysarthrophonia).

Forms of arthro-

alternative formarthr-

Origin of arthro-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”). By surface analysis, arthr- + -o-.

Questions about arthro-

What does arthro- mean?
Arthro- means articulation = joint (as for example in arthroplasty).
What part of speech is arthro-?
Arthro- is a prefix.

Words near arthro- in the dictionary

  1. arthritism
  2. arthritogenesis
  3. arthritogenic
  4. arthritogenicities
  5. arthritogenicity
  6. arthro-
  7. arthro-series
  8. arthrobacterial
  9. arthrobactin
  10. arthrobranch
  11. arthrobranches

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arthro- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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