Etymology

arthrodynia

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Today it means: An affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease like arthritis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄρθρον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄρθρον“joint”
  2. English todayarthrodynia

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”) + ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain”).

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