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ARTHROPATHY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arthropathy mean?
• ARTHROPATHY (noun)
The noun ARTHROPATHY has 1 sense:
1. a pathology or abnormality of a joint
Familiarity information: ARTHROPATHY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pathology or abnormality of a joint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("arthropathy" is a kind of...):
pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)
Context examples
A form of nonthrombocytopenic purpura due to a hypersensitivity vasculitis associated with a variety of clinical symptoms including urticaria and erythema, arthropathy and arthritis, gastrointestinal symptoms, and renal involvement.
(Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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