Arthritis

noun

/ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹaɪtɪs/

Word Frequency: 7.6

Definitions

1.nounInflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.

Synonyms

rheumatism osteoarthritis arthritic arthralgia diabetes disease respiratory immunity immune deformans arthropathy monoarthritis

Rhymes With

detritus situs meningitis encephalitis phlebitis osteoarthritis hepatitis gastritis

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