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arthrosis

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ar·thro·sis  (är-thrss)
n. pl. ar·thro·ses (-sz)
1. An articulation or a joint between bones.
2. A degenerative disease of a joint.

[Greek arthrsis, jointing, from arthroun, to fasten by a joint, from arthron, joint; see arthro-.]


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1995) examined the incidence of CLL in a cohort of 20,204 Swedish patients who were treated by radiotherapy between 1950 and 1964 for benign diseases of the locomotor system such as ankylosing spondylitis, arthrosis, and spondylosis (average bone marrow dose estimated as 400 mSv).
He had a medical history of vertebral arthrosis (lumbar laminectomy in 1989) and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Other health risks that are associated with overweight and obesity are various types of cancer, gall-bladder diseases, arthrosis, respiratory problems, gout, infertility, menstrual disorders and foetal defects.
 
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