HyperDic: arthroplasty

English > 1 sense of the word arthroplasty:
NOUNactarthroplastysurgical reconstruction or replacement / replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint
English > arthroplasty: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningSurgical reconstruction or replacement / replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint.
NarrowerarthrodesisThe surgical fixation of a joint which is intended to result in bone fusion
Broaderoperation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical processA medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
Spanishartroplastia
Catalanartroplàstia

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