arthritis
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 19791986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998200020032005, 2006200720092012-
Acute or chronic inflammation of one or more jointsusually accompanied by pain and stiffnessresulting from infectiontraumadegenerative changesautoimmune diseaseor other causes.
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See also osteoarthritis rheumatoid arthritis
Usage
Rather than talking about an arthritic or arthritics it is better to talk about a person with arthritis and people with arthritis
Other Word Forms
- arthritic adjective
Etymology
Origin of arthritis
First recorded in 1535–45; from New Latinfrom Greek: “gout,” from árthr(on) “joint” ( arthro- ) + -ītis -itis
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Example Sentences
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His nose had been fractured at some point and he suffered from arthritispolice said at the time.
From BBC
These potentially disabling and often poorly understood conditions—including rheumatoid arthritislupus and Type 1 diabetes—occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own cells and tissues.
The prime minister has made much of his backgroundrepeatedly mentioning in speeches his father was a toolmaker and his mother a nursewho suffered from a debilitating form of arthritis known as Still's disease.
From BBC
It develops when sharp crystals form inside jointstriggering intense swelling and painand is considered a type of arthritis.
From Science Daily
Excess NET formation has been linked to serious inflammatory and clotting conditionsincluding severe infectionsautoimmune diseasescancerdiabetesand arthritis.
From Science Daily
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