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ARTHROSCOPY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("arthroscopy" 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)