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arthrogryposes

arthrogryposes is the plural of arthrogryposis.

Meaning of arthrogryposis

Noun

arthrogryposis (countable and uncountable, plural arthrogryposes)

  1. (countable) The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
  2. (uncountable) A congenital disorder in which the joints are so fixed because of lack of muscle development.
    • Republican front-runner twisted his arms in apparent imitation of Serge Kovaleski’s arthrogryposis as he reiterated controversial 9/11 claims[.]2015 November 26, Claire Phipps, “New York Times slams 'outrageous' Donald Trump for mocking reporter's disability”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about arthrogryposes

What is arthrogryposes the plural of?
Arthrogryposes is the plural of arthrogryposis.

Words near arthrogryposes in the dictionary

  1. arthrograms
  2. arthrographic
  3. arthrographies
  4. arthrography
  5. arthrogryphosis
  6. arthrogryposes
  7. arthrogryposis
  8. arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
  9. arthrogrypotic
  10. arthroidal
  11. arthrokatadysis

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