Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arthropathy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: arthropa-thy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several diseases of a joint.

Example Sentences

"The papers specifically devoted to paleopathology were additionally classified […] according to the principal class of disease upon which they are focused (arthropathy, congenital/developmental, dental disease, general (where the focus is on more than one type of disease), infection, metabolic disease, neoplastic disease, non-specific stress, trauma)."

Etymology

From arthro- + -pathy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: arthro
Suffix: pathy

Inflected Forms

arthropathies (plural)

Derived Forms

arthropathic neuroarthropathy oligoarthropathy osteoarthropathy polyarthropathy spondyloarthropathy

Synonyms

arthrosis

Questions

What does arthropathy mean?: Any of several diseases of a joint.
Where does arthropathy come from?: From arthro- + -pathy.

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