arthritis
USar-THRY-tis/ɑɹˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs/Sayah-THRY-tisUK/ɑːˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs/AUS/ɐːˈθɹ(ɑ)ɪtɪs/
Pluralarthritides, arthritises
- 1A painful condition in which one or more joints become swollen and stiff.
Like a door hinge that has gone rusty, so it hurts and is hard to move.
Her grandmother has arthritis and finds it hard to open jars.
Cold weather makes the arthritis in his knees feel worse.
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Origin
It comes from a Greek word meaning "joint-disease," built from the Greek word for "a joint."