Osteoarthritis

  • 21osteoarthritis — noun (U) technical a condition which makes your knees and other joints stiff and painful …

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  • 22osteoarthritis — os·teo·arthritis …

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  • 23osteoarthritis — UK [ˌɒstɪəʊɑː(r)ˈθraɪtɪs] / US [ˌɑstɪoʊɑrˈθraɪtɪs] noun [uncountable] medical a serious medical condition that affects the parts of your body where your bones join each other, for example your knees, making it difficult for you to move …

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  • 24osteoarthritis — os•te•o•ar•thri•tis [[t]ˌɒs ti oʊ ɑrˈθraɪ tɪs[/t]] n. pat arthritis marked by chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints leading to pain, stiffness, and swelling Also called degenerative joint disease • Etymology: 1875–80 …

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  • 25osteoarthritis — /ˌɒstioʊaˈθraɪtəs / (say .osteeohah thruytuhs) noun a degenerative type of chronic arthritis which attacks cartilage, usually in the fingers and weight bearing joints, as in the knees, feet, hips, and back. Abbrev.: OA …

  • 26osteoarthritis — A type of arthritis; susceptible to aggravation by personal injury. Hanover Fire Ins. Co. v Sides (CA5 La) 320 F2d 437 …

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  • 27osteoarthritis — n. a degenerative disease of joint cartilage, esp. in the elderly. Derivatives: osteoarthritic adj …

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  • 28Knee osteoarthritis — is a degenerative disease of the knee joint. It is more common in people older than 40 years. Women have greater chance to be affected.[citation needed] Contents 1 Signs and symptoms 2 Causes 3 …

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  • 29facet osteoarthritis — facet joint osteoarthritis a type of spondylarthritis centered in facet joints, with disk degeneration and pain; it is most common in the lumbar region and also occurs in the cervical region. Called also facet or facet joint arthritis and facet… …

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  • 30hyperplastic osteoarthritis — hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy …

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