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arthritis Definition

ar·thri·tis (är t̸hrīt′is)

noun

inflammation of a joint or joints, esp. as in rheumatoid arthritis

Etymology: L < Gr < arthron (see arthro-) + -itis

arthritis Related Forms
ar·thrit′ic (är t̸hrit′ik) adjective
arthritis Synonyms

arthritis

n.

inflammation of a joint, arthropathy, collagen disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout; see also disease.

arthritis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • treat: A common family of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis have been linked with skin problems.
  • diagnose: It's hard tho to diagnose arthritis - there are so many different kinds.
  • induce: Effects of the albumen or whooping cough vaccine induced arthritis were studied.

Converse of subject

  • cripple: At about three she was crippled by juvenile arthritis, or Still's Disease.

Adjective modifier

  • rheumatoid: Patients with early rheumatoid arthritis had an average starting score of 1.5, falling to about 0.7 by three years.
  • psoriatic: My problem is I also have psoriatic arthritis which means I am not able to exercise properly.
  • inflammatory: What effects can inflammatory arthritis have on my feet?
  • juvenile: At about three she was crippled by juvenile arthritis, or Still's Disease.
  • reactive: What do we know so far about how reactive arthritis comes about?
  • septic: However, septic arthritis should be excluded prior to steroid injection.

Modifies a noun

  • sufferer: Arthritis sufferers may have a whole host of reasons.
  • Care: Arthritis Care - http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk We have worked with Arthritis Care to develop their major donors strategy.
  • remedy: We've covered natural arthritis remedies many times over the years.

Noun used with modifier

  • osteo: Replies Di - Lancashire 13/03/2006 Everyone I know who has osteo arthritis swears by glucosamine and chondroitin.
  • pyrophosphate: Also, the crystals can cause occasional attacks of very painful swelling ( pseudogout, or acute pyrophosphate arthritis ).
  • childhood: The first in a new fellowship scheme to encourage research into childhood arthritis has been awarded to another children's arthritis expert in Glasgow.
  • knee: We know they work in knee arthritis, at least in short term trials.
  • inflammatory: Inflammatory arthritis is caused by swelling and tenderness inside the tough layer of tissue that forms a protective capsule around the joint.

Preposition: of

  • spine: The poor kid has ankylosing spondylitis, a debilitating arthritis of the spine that strikes young people.
  • knee: Arthritis of the knee may affect 1, 2 or 3 of the major areas or compartments of the knee.
arthritis Quotes

It's better to be dead, or even perfectly well, than to suffer from the wrong affliction. The man who owns up to arthritis in a beri-beri year is as lonely as a woman in a last month's dress.

—Nash, (Frederic) Ogden