ARTHROSCOPY

Meaning of ARTHROSCOPY in English

is a surgical technique whereby a doctor inserts a tube-like instrument into a joint to inspect, diagnose and repair tissues. It is most commonly performed in patients with diseases of the knees or shoulders.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

ARTHROSCOPY — noun Date: 1931 examination of a joint with an arthroscope
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ARTHROSCOPY — -ˈthräskəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: arthroscope (herein) + -y (II) : examination of a joint with an arthroscope ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARTHROSCOPY — — arthroscopic /ahr'threuh skop"ik/ , adj. /ahr thros"keuh pee/ , n. the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARTHROSCOPY — noun Date: 1931 : examination of a joint with an arthroscope ; also : surgery on a joint using an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ARTHROSCOPY — [ar.thros.co.py] n (ca. 1935): visual examination of the interior of a joint (as the knee) with a special surgical instrument; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARTHROSCOPY — артроскопия
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
ARTHROSCOPY — Pronunciation: är- ' thräs-k ə -p ē Function: noun Date: 1931 : examination of a joint with an arthroscope also …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ARTHROSCOPIC — adjective see arthroscopy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARTHROSCOPE — [ 'α:θrəskəʊp ] ■ noun Medicine an instrument for inspecting or operating on the interior of a joint. Derivatives arthroscopic …
Concise Oxford English vocab

English Dictionary of Medicine

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