| 单词 | joint mouse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjoint mouse joint mouse n. [translating German gelenkmaus (see quot. 1886)] Medicine a loose fragment (as of cartilage or bone) floating in the cavity of a joint; usually plural. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [noun] > outgrowth or loose fragment mouse1850 joint mouse1886 syndesmophyte1957 1886 H. Marsh Dis. Joints xv. 185 On account of the manner in which these bodies change their site, and slip out of reach, the Germans have suggestively called them ‘joint-mice’ (gelenk-mäuse). 1920 R. Stockman Rheumatism & Arthritis ix. 115 ‘Joint-mice’, if present, can be felt, and slip from under the fingers in a very characteristic fashion. 1952 E. F. Traut Rheumatic Dis. ix. 194 A detached portion of the internal meniscus constitutes a loose body or joint mouse. 1961 R. D. Baker Essent. Pathol. xxi. 560 (caption) Aching, weakness and locking, inability to extend left knee, began 11 years previously, following which joint mice were removed on two occasions. < as lemmas |
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