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os⋅te⋅o⋅ar⋅thri⋅tis

  [os-tee-oh-ahr-thrahy-tis]
–noun Pathology.
the most common form of arthritis, usually occurring after middle age, marked by chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints leading to pain, stiffness, and swelling.
Also called degenerative joint disease.

Origin:
1875–80; osteo- + arthritis
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degenerative joint disease  
n.  See osteoarthritis.
os·te·o·ar·thri·tis   (ŏs'tē-ō-är-thrī'tĭs)   
n.  A form of arthritis, occurring mainly in older persons, that is characterized by chronic degeneration of the cartilage of the joints. Also called degenerative joint disease.
os'te·o·ar·thrit'ic (-thrĭt'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: degenerative joint disease
Function: noun
: OSTEOARTHRITIS

Main Entry: os·teo·ar·thri·tis
Pronunciation: "äs-tE-O-är-'thrIt-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural os·teo·ar·thrit·i·des /-'thrit-&-"dEz/
: arthritis of middle age characterized by degenerative and sometimes hypertrophic changesin the bone and cartilage of one or more joints and a progressive wearing down of apposing joint surfaces with consequent distortion of joint position usually without bony stiffening called alsodegenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, hypertrophic arthritis; —compare RHEUMATOIDARTHRITIS —os·teo·ar·thrit·ic /-'thrit-ik/ adjective
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degenerative joint disease n.
See osteoarthritis.

osteoarthritis os·te·o·ar·thri·tis (ŏs'tē-ō-är-thrī'tĭs)
n.
A form of arthritis, occurring mainly in older persons, that is characterized by chronic degeneration of the cartilage of the joints. Also called degenerative joint disease, hypertrophic arthritis, osteoarthrosis.

os'te·o·ar·thrit'ic (-thrĭt'ĭk) adj.

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degenerative joint disease   (dĭ-jěn'ər-ə-tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
See osteoarthritis.
osteoarthritis   (ŏs'tē-ō-är-thrī'tĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
A form of arthritis, occurring mainly in older people, that is characterized by chronic degeneration of the cartilage of the joints.
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