osteoarthritis

English

Etymology

osteo- +‎ arthritis

Noun

osteoarthritis (countable and uncountable, plural osteoarthritides or osteoarthritises)

1. (pathology) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.

Synonyms

• degenerative arthritis

Derived terms

• osteoarthritic

Translations

form of arthritis caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints

• Czech: osteoartróza f
• French: arthrose (fr) f
• Irish: oisté-airtríteas m
• Malay: radang sendi tulang, osteoartritis
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• Norwegian: slitasjegikt m
• Portuguese: artrose (pt) f
• Russian: остеоартри́т (ru) m (osteoartrít)
• Spanish: artrosis (es) f

See also

• rheumatoid arthritis