Arthropodiasis
arthropodiasis
arthropodiasis ar·thro·po·di·a·sis (är’thrō-pə-dī’ə-sĭs)
n.
a pathological disorder caused by an arthropod, as acariasis, allergy, dermatosis, or entomophobia.
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any invertebrate of the phylum arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous sh-ll that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods. also, arthropodal [ahr-throp-uh-dl] /ɑrˈθrɒp ə dl/ (show ipa), arthropodan [ahr-throp-uh-dn] /ɑrˈθrɒp ə dn/ (show ipa), arthropodous [ahr-throp-uh-duh s] /ɑrˈθrɒp ə dəs/ (show ipa). belonging or […]
- Arthropyosis
arthropyosis arthropyosis ar·thro·py·o·sis (är’thrō-pī-ō’sĭs) n. the formation of pus in a joint.
- Arthrosclerosis
arthrosclerosis arthrosclerosis ar·thro·scle·ro·sis (är’thrō-sklə-rō’sĭs) n. stiffness or hardening of the joints.
- Arthroscope
a tubelike instrument utilizing fiber optics to examine and treat the inside of a joint. noun a tubular instrument that is inserted into the capsule of a joint to examine the joint, extract tissue, etc arthroscope [(ahr-thruh-skohp)] a surgical instrument that uses fiber optics to allow physicians to see and perform surgery inside joints. the […]
- Arthroscopic
the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury to or disease of a joint or to perform minor surgery on a joint. adj. 1979; see arthroscopy + -ic. n. by 1977, from arthro- + -scopy. arthroscopy ar·thros·co·py (är-thrŏs’kə-pē) n. examination of the interior of a joint using an endoscope that is inserted into the […]