Associations to the word «Arthrodesis»

Wiktionary

ARTHRODESIS, noun. (medicine) The fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move.

Dictionary definition

ARTHRODESIS, noun. The surgical fixation of a joint which is intended to result in bone fusion.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats