arthritis
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις (arthritis, “joint-disease, gout”), from ἄρθρον (arthron, “a joint”). See also arthro- and -itis.
[edit] Noun
arthritis (plural arthritides)
- 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.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
inflammation of a joint
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- arthritis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- arthritis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- arthritis at OneLook Dictionary Search
