Arthritis

Word ARTHRITIS
Character 9
Hyphenation ar thri tis
Pronunciations /ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹaɪtɪs/

Definitions and meanings of "Arthritis"

What do we mean by arthritis?

Inflammation of a joint, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and stiffness, resulting from infection, trauma, degenerative changes, metabolic disturbances, or other causes. It occurs in various forms, such as bacterial arthritis, osteoarthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis. noun

Inflammation of a joint. noun

Any inflammation of the joints, including the gout. A variety of forms of arthritis are recognized, some of which (such as rheumatoid arthritis, also called arthritis deformans and arthritis nodosa) are chronic and progressive, and lead to incapacitation and deformity. noun

Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders. noun

Inflammation of a joint or joints noun

Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Arthritis

The word "arthritis" in example sentences

_Rheumatic arthritis_, if one is justified in classifying rheumatic inflammation of joints as a metastatic form of arthritis, is not a common condition, though seen in mature and aged animals. ❋ John Victor Lacroix (N/A)

_Metastatic arthritis_ is seen more frequently in colts or young animals than in mature horses and we here take the liberty of classifying with the arthritis of omphalophlebitis and strangles the so-called rheumatic variety. ❋ John Victor Lacroix (N/A)

The commoner types include the _synovitis_ associated with disease in the adjacent bone, _acute arthritis of infants_, joint suppuration in _pyæmia_, _pyogenic arthritis_ following upon penetrating wounds, and the affections which result from _gonorrhœal_ or _pneumococcal_ infection. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning ❋ Unknown (2009)

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