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Meaning of ARTHRITIS

Pronunciation:  âr'thrItis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  inflammation of a joint or joints
 
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 See Also: atrophic arthritis, degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, gout, gouty arthritis, inflammatory disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, spondylarthritis, urarthritis

 

 

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Arthritis
Ninety-five percent of arthritis sufferers surveyed nationwide indicated that the right kind of exercises has helped their pain. Culled from the survey participants` experience, this book provides an array of exercises, each explained and described in diagrams and words so that even a beginner can put together an individualized exercise program that works. Line drawings.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ar*thri"tis\ ([aum]r*thr[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [L., fr.
Gr. 'arqri^tis (as if fem. of 'arqri`tis belonging to the
joints, sc. no`sos disease) gout, fr. 'a`rqron a joint.]
(Med.)
Any inflammation of the joints, particularly the gout.
 
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Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: A disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Arthritis is the inflammation of a joint. Common types of arthritis are rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
 
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