arthritis

noun [U]

/ɑrˈθrɑɪ·t̬əs/

Definition

› a disease in which a person’s joints become swollen, and in which there is some loss in the ability to move them without pain arthritic

/ɑrˈθrɪt̬·ɪk/ adjective › an arthritic knee

(Definition of arthritis noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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