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arthritis

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ???????? (arthrîtis, joint-disease, gout), from ?????? (árthron, a joint).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??(?)???a?t?s/

Noun

arthritis (countable and uncountable, plural arthritides)

  1. 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.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • arthralgia
  • arthrosis
  • rheumatism
  • gout

Further reading

  • arthritis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • arthritis in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • arthritis at OneLook Dictionary Search

Interlingua

Noun

arthritis (uncountable)

  1. arthritis

Related terms

  • arthritic

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rheumatology

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (rheûma) (whence also English rheum) +? -ology.

Noun

rheumatology (uncountable)

  1. The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

Translations

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