- arthrolysis
- Restoration of mobility in stiff and ankylosed joints through the process of disrupting intraarticular and extraarticular adhesions. [arthro- + G. lysis, a loosening]
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ar·throl·y·sis är-'thräl-ə-səs n, pl -y·ses -.sēz surgical restoration of mobility to an ankylosed joint* * *
ar·throl·y·sis (ahr-throlґə-sis) [arthro- + -lysis] the operative loosening of adhesions in an ankylosed joint.
Medical dictionary. 2011.