arthrotomynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɑːˈθrɒt.ə.mi/us/ɑːrˈθrɑːt.ə.mi/specializeda surgical cut into a joint before performing an operation to replace the joint
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Medical treatment: surgery
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputate
- anaesthesiology
- anastomose
- anesthesiology
- circumcise
- collagen
- eviscerate
- frontal lobotomy
- implant
- keyhole surgery
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- ligation
- nephron-sparing surgery
- nose job
- transplant
- tuck
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