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The most common inflammatory arthropathies are rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, but systemic lupus may also cause inflammation.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
Gout and pseudogout are the crystal arthropathies, meaning that the joints become inflamed because crystals form inside the joint.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
In one case, prosecutors wrote, Mathieu billed Medicare $125 for a visit to a patient whose paperwork said the patient had arthropathy, peripheral neuropathy and low vision.
—Laura McKnight, NOLA.com, 30 Aug. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1837, in the meaning defined above
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“Arthropathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arthropathy. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
arthropathy
noun
ar·throp·a·thy
är-ˈthräp-ə-thē
plural arthropathies
: a disease of a joint
These joint hemorrhages culminate in a severe arthropathy, with signs of inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis) as well as degenerative damage (as in osteoarthritis).—Goris Roosendaal and Floris Lafeber, The New England Journal of Medicine
The most common problem found is known as facet joint arthropathy, which can cause severe back pain.—Eric Nagourney, The New York Times
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