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arthroplasty
arthroplasty n. 
/ˈɑrθroʊˌplæsti/ [ < arthro- comb. form + -plasty comb. form, after German Arthroplastik (1842 or earlier)] Surgery surgical reconstruction or replacement of a joint; an instance of this.
Brit. /ˈɑːθrə(ʊ)ˌplasti/
, /ˈɑːθrə(ʊ)ˌplasti/U.S. /ˈɑrθrəˌplæsti/
, /ˈɑrθrəˌplæsti//ˈɑrθroʊˌplæsti/ΘΚΠ
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arthroplasty1890
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. I. 110/1 Arthroplasty, formation of artificial joint.
1891 Year-bk. Treatm. 200 The value of arthroplasty is very doubtful.
1957 J. C. Adams Outl. Fractures vi. 168 Some surgeons have advocated immediate excision of the femoral head and its replacement by a metal or plastic prosthesis (replacement arthroplasty).
1995 P. Roth Sabbath's Theater 194 Owing to his prolonged consideration of the advantages of arthrodesis against the implant arthroplasty, his wife became an expert in chardonnay.
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