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Osteoarthritis

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degenerative joint diseasenounSynonym of osteoarthritis.
degenerative arthritisnounchronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age

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degenerative arthritisnounchronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
degenerative joint diseasenounSynonym of osteoarthritis.
arthritisnounInflammation 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: any of several disease entities.
osteoporosisnoun(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.
arthrosisnoun(medicine) Any degenerative disease of such a joint, e.g. osteoarthritis.
osteoarthralgianoun(pathology) pain in the bones and joints
osteoarthropathynoun(medicine) Any disease of a joint between bones
osteoarthrosisnounosteoarthritis
arthrosclerosisnoun(pathology) A stiffening of a joint
acroarthritisnoun(pathology) arthritis in the joints of the hands or feet
oligoarthralgianoun(medicine) Arthralgia (joint pain) that affects several joints.
osteochondropathynoun(pathology) Any disease of bone and cartilage
rheumatoid arthritisnoun(medicine) A chronic and progressive disease in which the immune system attacks the joints. It is characterised by pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints, stiffness, weakness, loss of mobility and deformity. Tissues throughout the body can be affected, including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles.
arthropathynoun(medicine) Any of several diseases of a joint.
osteochondritisnoun(pathology) inflammation of a bone and its cartilage
osteochondropathianounAlternative form of osteochondropathy. [(pathology) Any disease of bone and cartilage]
arthrochondritisnoun(pathology) chondritis of a joint
arthropathianoun(pathology) Any disease of a joint
gonarthrosisnounOsteoarthritis of the knee.
arthritismnoun(pathology) A predisposition to gout or to arthritis.

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