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Osteoarthritis

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Noun

1. degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis

chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Osteoarthritis

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noun
chronic inflammation of the joints, esp those that bear weight, with pain and stiffness
. Also called: degenerative joint disease

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Osteoarthritis

see synonyms of osteoarthritis
noun
a slowly progressive form of arthritis, found chiefly in older people, characterized by cartilage deterioration and bone enlargement

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Osteoarthritis

see synonyms of osteoarthritis
n.
A chronic disease characterized by progressive degeneration of the cartilage of the joints, occurring mainly in older persons. Also called degenerative joint disease.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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