osteoarthritis
osteoarthritis
Definition
osteo·ar·thri·tis (äs′tē ō är t̸hrīt′is)
osteoarthritis
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- generalize: The subgroup, generalized nodal osteoarthritis, is particularly common in women.
- treat: Herbal therapy for treating osteoarthritis ( Cochrane Review ).
Converse of subject
- affect: The base of the thumb joint also is commonly affected by osteoarthritis.
Adjective modifier
- nodal: The subgroup, generalized nodal osteoarthritis, is particularly common in women.
- radiographic: The genetic contribution to radiographic hip osteoarthritis: a population-based twin study.
- canine: He was intern in surgery at the University of Bristol prior to completing a PhD on canine osteoarthritis at Bristol Royal Infirmary.
- symptomatic: Weight loss reduces the risk for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in women.
- premature: Being overweight therefore places an increased loading bearing burden on the hip joints leading to premature osteoarthritis.
- mild: This showed that, at 70, Alan had mild osteoarthritis in his right hip joint.
Modifies a noun
- sufferer: Glucosamine can also reverse joint degeneration in osteoarthritis sufferers.
- progression: Long-term effects of glucosamine sulfate on osteoarthritis progression: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
- symptom: Osteoarthritis Symptoms: The most common type of arthritis in older people, women are affected more than men.
- pain: In fact, only a third of people whose x rays show evidence of osteoarthritis report pain or other symptoms.
Noun used with modifier
- knee: Title of Research Can vitamin D prevent knee osteoarthritis?
- hip: Firstly, not all dogs with elbow or hip osteoarthritis need a joint replacement.
- limb: Randomized controlled trial of the cost-effectiveness of water-based therapy for lower limb osteoarthritis ( ROAR ).
Preposition: in
- knee: An initial arthroscopy was undertaken which demonstrated osteoarthritis in both knees.
Preposition: of
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