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ARTHRECTOMY

\ɑːθɹˈɛktəmɪ], \ɑːθɹˈɛktəmɪ], \ɑː_θ_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t_ə_m_ɪ]\

Definitions of ARTHRECTOMY

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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[Greek] Excision of a joint.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

Excision of a joint.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The operation of opening a joint and removing diseased structures by a process of scraping, gouging, or cutting; also excision of a joint. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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