Arthrology is the science concerned with the study of the 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 referred to as arthrologia, syndesmologia, syndesmology, and synosteology.[2] Specialists in this filed are known as arthrologists.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ merriam-webster
- ^ "Arthrology". 26 October 2010.
- ^ Stedman's Medical Dictionary Edition: Twenty-Eighth ISBN 9780781733908