'arthrophlogosis' originates from Greek, specifically the elements 'arthro-' and 'phlogosis', where 'arthro-' meant 'joint' and 'phlogosis' meant 'inflammation'.

'arthrophlogosis' was formed in Neo-Latin/medical usage from the Greek elements and parallels other medical formations (for example, 'arthritis' from Greek 'arthron' + '-itis'); it entered modern medical vocabulary as a technical term for joint inflammation.

Initially it meant 'inflammation of a joint', and this original meaning has been retained in modern medical usage.