arthr
ἄρθρον (arthron)
means “joint”
Arthr means joint. Arthritis: joints inflamed. Arthroscopy: looking into a joint.
Words built on arthr
- arthritis: swelling and pain in the joints (arthr + itis)
- arthroscopy: surgery that looks inside a joint (arthro + scopy)
- arthropod: an animal with jointed legs, like a scorpion or crab (arthro + pod)
The Texas version
A knee scope after football? That's arthroscopy: looking inside a joint.
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