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Osteoarthritis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age wordnet

Etymology

From osteo- + arthritis.

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