arthroscopynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɑːˈθrɒs.kə.pi/us/ɑːrˈθrɑːs.kə.pi/specializeda type of surgery in which a very small hole is made in a person's body in order to look at a joint using a special instrument and sometimes to repair the joint at the same time:
He is having an arthroscopy to remove debris in his knee.
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