| arthritis | | |
| n. (state) | 1. arthritis | inflammation of a joint or joints. |
| ~ inflammatory disease | a disease characterized by inflammation. |
| ~ atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism | a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint. |
| ~ degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis | chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age. |
| ~ gout, gouty arthritis, urarthritis | a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints. |
| ~ spondylarthritis | arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine. |
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