osteoarthrosis

os·te·o·ar·thro·sis

[os-tee-oh-ahr-throh-sis]
noun
chronic, noninflammatory arthritis.

Origin:
1930–35; osteo- + arthr- + -osis

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osteoarthrosis os·te·o·ar·thro·sis (ŏs'tē-ō-är-thrō'sĭs)
n.
See osteoarthritis.

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