osteoarthritis
English
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) 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.
Etymology
Prefix from English arthritis.
Origin
English
arthritis
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acroarthritis English
- antiarthritis English
- arthritis English
- arthritislike English
- arthritism English
- dermatoarthritis English
- monarthritis English
- monoarthritis English
- oligoarthritis English
- panarthritis English
- pauciarthritis English
- periarthritis English
- polyarthritis English
- spondylarthritis English
- urarthritis English
- ἀρθρῖτις Ancient Greek
- airtríteas Irish