Meaning
rootarthr/o
joint
GreekMusculoskeletal
Terms built from arthr/o
6 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with arthr/o marked.
arthr/o decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root oste/o means “bone”.
- The root arthr/o means “joint”.
- The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
- Together: Degenerative joint disease.
- The root arthr/o means “joint”.
- The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
- Together: Inflammation of one or more joints.
- The root arthr/o means “joint”.
- The suffix -scopy means “visual examination”.
- Together: Visual examination of the interior of a joint using an endoscope.
Parts that combine with arthr/o
Word parts that appear alongside arthr/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
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