arthro-

1. a combining form meaning “joint,” “jointed,” used in the formation of compound words:

   arthropod.

arthro-

combining_form

1. indicating a joint

   arthropod

   arthritis

Word History and Origins

Origin of arthro-¹

< Greek, combining form of árthron a joint; akin to Latin artus ( article )

Word History and Origins

Origin of arthro-¹

from Greek arthron

Example Sentences

The podobranchiae are clearly epipodites, or, more correctly, parts of the epipodites, and it is probable that the arthro- and pleurobranchiae are also epipodial in origin and have migrated from the proximal segment of the limbs on to the adjacent body-wall.

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Arthro�dia, a species of articulation, in which the head of one bone is received into a shallow socket in another; a ball-and-socket joint.

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The Dissennith also, and the Arthro, flow through Merionethshire and the land of Conan.

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