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arthroscopy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρθρον (ắrthron)der. New Latinder. English arthro- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English arthroscopy From arthro- + -scopy.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: artroscòpia — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Czech: artroskopie — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Finnish: artroskopia — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Finnish: nivelen tähystys — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Hungarian: artroszkópia — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Hungarian: csőtükrözés — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Indonesian: artroskopi — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Polish: artroskopia — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Portuguese: artroscopia — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Romanian: artroscopie — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Spanish: artroscopia — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Spanish: artroscopía — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
  • Turkish: artroskopi — the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope