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os·te·o·ar·thro·sis
/
ˌɒs
ti
oʊ
ɑrˈθroʊ
sɪs
/
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os-tee-oh-ahr-
throh
-sis
]
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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
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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