Arthrogryposis Definition
ärthrə-grə-pōsĭs
arthrogryposes
noun
The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
American Heritage Medicine
(countable, pathology) The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
Wiktionary
(uncountable, pathology) A congenital disorder in which the joints are so fixed because of lack of muscle development.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Arthrogryposis
Noun
Singular:
arthrogryposis
Plural:
arthrogryposesOrigin of Arthrogryposis
arthro– Late Latin grȳpōsis hooking (from Late Greek grūpōsis) (from Greek grūpousthai to become hooked) (from grūpos hook-nosed)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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