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Webster 1828 Edition
Arthritis
ARTHRIT'IS
,Noun.
In a general sense, any painful disease of the joints; but more particularly, the gout, an hereditary, intermitting disease, usually affecting the small joints; sometimes the stomach.
Definition 2024
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English
Noun
arthritis (plural arthritides)
- Inflammation 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.
Derived terms
Terms derived from arthritis
Translations
inflammation of a joint
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