arthroscope

noun

ar·​thro·​scope ˈär-thrə-ˌskōp How to pronounce arthroscope (audio)
: an endoscope that is inserted through an incision near a joint (such as the knee) and is used for the visual examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the interior of a joint
arthroscopic adjective
arthroscopic surgery
arthroscopically adverb
examine a joint arthroscopically

Examples of arthroscope in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This involves small incisions, about a centimeter long, where an arthroscope (a small surgical camera) and small instruments are inserted so part or all of the meniscus can be removed. Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2023 An arthroscope, which includes a light and camera, is inserted into one of the incisions. Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2023 Surgical repairs for shoulder dislocation are generally done with a slim, pencil-sized tool called an arthroscope that helps limit additional damage caused by surgery. Colin Hoobler, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2019 His job has been improved dramatically, though, as a result of the arthroscope, a device created in Japan just after World War II. SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019 Adrian Peterson, now with the Washington Redskins, has about as much experience with the arthroscope as anyone. SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Arthroskop, from arthro- arthro- + -skop -scope

Note: The German term was probably introduced, along with Arthroskopie arthroscopy, by the Swiss surgeon and politician Eugen Bircher (1882-1956) in "Beiträge zur Pathologie (Arthritis deformans) und Diagnose der Meniscus-Verletzungen (Arthroendoscopie)," Bruns' Beiträge zur klinischen Chirurgie, Band 127 (1922), 2. Heft, p. 249.

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of arthroscope was in 1925

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Cite this Entry

“Arthroscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arthroscope. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

arthroscope

noun
ar·​thro·​scope ˈär-thrə-ˌskōp How to pronounce arthroscope (audio)
: an endoscope that is inserted through an incision near a joint (as the knee) and is used for the visual examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the interior of a joint
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