arthro-
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- arthr- (before a vowel)
Etymology edit
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”).
Prefix edit
arthro-
- (biology, medicine) articulation = joint (as for example in arthroplasty).
- (biology, medicine) articulation = speech (as for example in dysarthrophonia).