Arthropathy
/ˌɑːrθˈrɒpəθi/noun
A disease or disorder of a joint.
Did you know?Arthropathy is built from Greek arthron (“joint”) + pathos (“suffering, disease”), so the term literally names pain as a condition written into the body.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
árthron
“joint; a limb’s hinge or articulation”
Ancient Greek
GRK
páthos
“suffering, experience, feeling; later disease in medical compounds”
Late Modern Scientific Latin
Latin
arthropathia
“joint disease”
19th Century
English
arthropathy
“a disease of the joints”
Modern English
English
arthropathy
“a joint disorder or disease”