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arthroereisis

arthroereisis noun: the support or propping up of a joint.

Noun

arthroereisis (countable and uncountable, plural arthroereises)

  1. The support or propping up of a joint.
    • The term "arthroereisis" comes from the combination of the Greek words arthro- (joint) and -ereisis (the action of bracing against or pushing against something).2024 June 8, Ahmed O. Sabry and Mark A. Dreyer., “Arthroereisis”, in StatPearls, StatPearls Publishing LLC
    Synonyms:
    arthrorisis

Synonyms of arthroereisis

Forms of arthroereisis

pluralarthroereises

Origin of arthroereisis

From arthro- + Ancient Greek ἔρεισις (éreisis, “lifting, bracing against, propping up”), from ἐρείδω (ereídō, “lift, prop up, brace”).

Questions about arthroereisis

What does arthroereisis mean?
Arthroereisis means the support or propping up of a joint.
What part of speech is arthroereisis?
Arthroereisis is a noun.
What is the plural of arthroereisis?
The plural of arthroereisis is arthroereises.

Words near arthroereisis in the dictionary

  1. arthrodontous
  2. arthrodynia
  3. arthrodynic
  4. arthrodysplasia
  5. arthrodysplasias
  6. arthroereisis
  7. arthrofactin
  8. arthrofibroses
  9. arthrofibrosis
  10. arthrogenic
  11. arthrogenicity

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