osteoarthritis

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Noun

osteoarthritis

1. (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.

Synonyms

• degenerative arthritis

Translations

• French: arthrose
• Portuguese: artrose
• Russian: остеоартри́т
• Spanish: artrosis

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