ARTHROPLASTY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("arthroplasty" is a kind of...):

operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arthroplasty"):

arthrodesis (the surgical fixation of a joint which is intended to result in bone fusion)