ARTHROSCOPY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("arthroscopy" is a kind of...):

operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)

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