arthrodesis

noun

ar·​throd·​e·​sis är-ˈthrä-də-səs 

plural arthrodeses är-ˈthrä-də-ˌsēz 

: the surgical immobilization of a joint so that the bones grow solidly together

Examples of arthrodesis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The initial response after surgery was troubling and Dr. Larry Bramlage, who was a pioneer in arthrodesis surgery, was brought in from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. and examined the horse on Wednesday afternoon when the decision to euthanize was made. —John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023

Advertisement Carpenter has refined a procedure called arthrodesis, a surgery where a movable joint is made immovable. —John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Arthrodese, from arthro- arthro- + -dese, borrowed from Greek désis "act of binding together," from déō, deîn "to bind, tie" + -sis -sis — more at diadem

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

arthrodesis

noun

ar·​throd·​e·​sis är-ˈthräd-ə-səs 

plural arthrodeses -ˌsēz 

: the surgical immobilization of a joint so that the bones grow solidly together : artificial ankylosis