arthro-

English

Alternative forms

• arthr- (before a vowel)

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-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”). By surface analysis, arthr- +‎ -o-.

Prefix

arthro-

1. (biology, medicine) articulation = joint (as for example in arthroplasty).
2. (biology, medicine) articulation = speech (as for example in dysarthrophonia).

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with arthro-

arthroereisis

arthrogryposis

arthrocele

arthrochondritis

arthroclasia

arthroconidium

arthroderm

arthrodesis

arthrodysplasia

arthrofibrosis

arthrogenous

arthrogram

arthrographic

arthrography

heteroarthrocarpic

arthrokatadysis

arthrokinematic

arthrokinetic

arthrolithiasis

arthrology

arthrolysis

arthromere

arthrometer

arthrometry

arthromyalgia

arthromyalgic

arthropathia

arthropathy

arthrophyte

arthroplast

arthroplasty

arthropod

arthrosclerosis

arthroscope

arthroscopy

arthrospore

arthrostenosis

arthrosterigma

arthrostomy

arthrosynovitis

arthrotome

arthrotomy

arthrotropic

Translations

biology: referring to a joint or meaning articulation

• Catalan: artro- (ca)
• Galician: artr- (gl), artro- (gl)
• Irish: artra-
• Italian: artro- (it)
• Polish: artro-
• Portuguese: artro-
• Spanish: artro-