Etymology · Ancient Greek
ἄρθρον
10 English words descend from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, most common first.
- arthropodAn invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
- arthrosisAny articulation (joint) in an animalian body.
- anarthrousNot having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
- -arthriaForms names of speech impairments, especially relating to the ordering of words.
- arthro-articulation = joint (as for example in arthroplasty).
- arthrocentesisThe clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections.
- arthrodyniaAn affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease like arthritis.
- arthroncusA tumor or swelling of a joint.
- arthrostracousPertaining to the Arthrostraca, an obsolete grouping of crustaceans with segmented thoraxes and abdomens, bearing seven pairs of thoracic legs; included in this group are the isopods and amphipods.
- arthrousOf, pertaining to, or being the use of a term together with a grammatical article.