ar·thri·tis (är-thr t s)n. Inflammation of a joint, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and stiffness, and resulting from infection, trauma, degenerative changes, metabolic disturbances, or other causes. It occurs in various forms, such as bacterial arthritis, osteoarthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis.
ar·thrit ic (-thr t k) adj. & n. ar·thrit i·cal·ly adv. |
arthritis Noun
inflammation of a joint or joints, causing pain and stiffness [Greek arthron joint]
arthritic adjn
arthritis (är-thr t s) Acute or chronic inflammation of one or more joints, usually accompanied by pain and stiffness, resulting from infection, trauma, degenerative changes, autoimmune disease, or other causes. See also osteoarthritisrheumatoid arthritis | arthritis top: healthy finger joint; bottom: osteoarthritis in a finger joint showing inflammation of the synovial membrane and deterioration of the articular cartilage |
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| Noun | 1. | arthritis - inflammation of a joint or jointsatrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism - a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint gout, gouty arthritis, urarthritis - a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints spondylarthritis - arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine |
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