Arthrology
Arthrology is the science concerned with the study of anatomy, function, dysfunction and treatment of joints and articulations.[1]
The prefix "arthro-" refers to joints, as in arthrogram, arthroscopy, or arthritis, from the Greek ἄρθρον arthron. Arthrology is also called as arthrologia, syndesmologia, syndesmology,and synosteology.[2] Specialists in this filed are known as arthrologists.[3]
References
- ↑ merriam-webster
- ↑ http://www.slideshare.net/LawrenceJames/arthrology
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary Edition: Twenty-Eighth ISBN 9780781733908
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