Meanings
nounarthroscopist (plural arthroscopists)
plural arthroscopists
- medicineOne who carries out arthroscopy.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́ρθρον (ắrthron)
- Englisharthro-
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Englisharthroscopy
- Englisharthroscopist
From arthroscopy + -ist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese artroscopista
- artroscopistaone who carries out arthroscopy
Cite this entry
APA
arthroscopist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arthroscopist
MLA
“arthroscopist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arthroscopist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arthroscopist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arthroscopist.
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