osteoarthritis
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osteoarthritis
noun osteoarthritides · osteoarthritises
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A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.
For example, among the papers directed at arthropathies, all the population studies in the bibliometric survey relied on macroscopy alone[…]. These were principally studies of osteoarthritis[…], for which there are standard diagnostic protocols based on macroscopic changes[…].
Similar: degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, DJD
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noun form of arthritis caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints
| Español | artrosis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 골관절염 golgwanjeoryeom |
| 日本語 | 変形性関節症 henkeiseikansetsushō |
| 中文 | 骨關節炎 /骨关节炎 gǔguānjiéyán |
| Português | artrose |
| Français | arthrose, ostéo-arthrite |
| Română | osteoartrită |
| Русский | остеоартри́т osteoartrít |
| Tiếng Việt | thoái hóa khớp, viêm xương khớp |
| العربية | فُصَال عَظْمِيّ fuṣāl ʕaẓmiyy |
Talk about this word "osteoarthritis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/osteoarthritis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. osteoarthritis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/osteoarthritis "osteoarthritis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/osteoarthritis.Cite this
@misc{osteoarthritis_2026,
title = {osteoarthritis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/osteoarthritis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
