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Where does “hemiarthroplasty” come from?

hemiarthroplasty (English) comes from English arthroplasty, from English arthro-, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

hemiarthroplasty (English): The replacement of one surface of a joint with...

Definitions

  1. The replacement of one surface of a joint with...

Ancestry of “hemiarthroplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharthroplastyThe surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an...
2Englisharthro-joint; articulation
3Ancient Greekἄρθρονjoint; limb; articulation
4Ancient Greekἀραρίσκωjoin, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,...
5Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
6Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
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