Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
arthrodesis Audio
ar·throd·e·sis [ ahr-throd-uh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Orthopedic Procedures
Etymology:
Greek arthron = joint + desis = a binding
Definitions related to arthrodesis:
  • Joining together two bones to reduce pain and provide stability to a damaged, arthritic, or painful joint.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Surgical fixation or immobilization of a joint, performed to allow bones to fuse or join together.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgical immobilization of a joint by fusion of joint surfaces by promoting proliferation of bone cells; joint fusion.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The surgical fixation of a joint by a procedure designed to accomplish fusion of the joint surfaces by promoting the proliferation of bone cells. (Dorland, 28th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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