An alternative term for arthrocleisis; the surgical fusion or locking of a joint.
From Greek 'arthron' (joint) + 'klisis' (a shutting or closing). This variant spelling appears in older medical texts, essentially synonymous with arthrocleisis but less commonly used in modern practice.
Medical language sometimes had spelling variations before standardization—'arthroclisis' versus 'arthrocleisis' is like variant spellings from old dictionaries, showing how terminology became uniform over time.
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