arthrogryposis
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.50 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A congenital disorder in which the joints are so fixed because of lack of muscle development.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Republican front-runner twisted his arms in apparent imitation of Serge Kovaleski’s arthrogryposis as he reiterated controversial 9/11 claims[.]"
Etymology
From arthro- (“joint”) + gryposis (“hooking, abnormal curvature”), from Late Latin grȳpōsis (“hooking”) (from grȳpus (“hook-nosed”)), from Ancient Greek γρυπῶσις (grupôsis, “hooking”), from γρύπεσθαι (grúpesthai, “become hooked”), from γρύπος (grúpos, “hook-nosed”).