arthrochalasis
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A rare form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, characterised by very loose joints and dislocations involving both hips.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The so-called Danlos or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome consists of three symptoms: (1) pronounced fragility of the skin and its blood vessels, with breaking, splitting and the formation of hematomas and pseudotumors subsequent to the slightest trauma (dermatorrhexis-fragilitas cutis), (2) a more or less pronounced hyperlaxity and hyperelasticity of the skin (dermatochalasis-laxitas cutis) and (3) more or less pronounced hyperlaxity or hyperflexibility of the joints (arthrochalasis-laxitas articularis)."
- "Generalized hypermobility of joints has been reviewed by Hass and Hass (1958) who described 5 patients in detail and called the condition arthrochalasis multiplex congenita; they noted that little attention had been paid previously to the orthopaedic manifestations and stressed that generalized hypermobility could exist without skin laxity; they suggested that it was an entity separable from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and that joint involvement was very variable."
- "The classic, hypermobility and vascular subtype of EDS are the most common, whereas the kyphoscoliosis, arthrochalasis and dermatosparaxis types constitute very rare conditions."