arthroscopy etymology

English word arthroscopy comes from English -scopy (Observation, viewing.), English arthro- ((biology) joint; articulation.)

Detailed word origin of arthroscopy

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-scopy English (eng) Observation, viewing.
arthro- English (eng) (biology) joint; articulation.
arthroscopy English (eng) The examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope.

Words with the same origin as arthroscopy

Descendants of -scopy
amnioscopy auriscopy bioscopy bronchoscopy brontoscopy colonoscopy duodenoscopy embryoscopy endoscopy fibroscopy fluoroscopy genitoscopy laparoscopy metalloscopy microscopy oneiroscopy proctoscopy rectoscopy retinoscopy spectroscopy telescopy thoracoscopy tracheoscopy uranoscopy vaginoscopy
Descendants of arthro-
arthral arthrectomy arthrobranch arthrochondritis arthroconidium arthroderm arthroereisis arthrofibrosis arthrogram arthrokatadysis arthrology arthrolysis arthrometry arthropathia arthropathy arthrosclerosis arthroscopic arthrospore arthrostomy arthrosynovitis arthrotomy neuroarthropathy polyarthropathy spondyloarthropathy