An obsolete medical term for a tuberculous condition or ulceration affecting the joints.
From Greek 'arthron' (joint) + 'kakia' (badness or disease). This archaic term combined the joint root with a general disease indicator, from ancient medical terminology.
Medical terminology is constantly dying and being reborn—'arthrocace' was once how doctors described joint tuberculosis, but now we use modern terms, showing how language tracks our improving understanding of disease.
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