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charcot's joint

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Main Entry: Char·cot's joint
Pronunciation: (")shär-"kOz-
Variant: or Char·cot joint /-"kO-/
Function: noun
: a destructive condition affecting one or more joints, occurring in diseases of the spinal cord, and ultimately resulting in a flail joint called also Charcot's disease
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Charcot's joint n.
See tabetic arthropathy.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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