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ARTHRITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of a joint or joints
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("arthritis" is a kind of...):
inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arthritis"):
atrophic arthritis; rheumatism; rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint)
degenerative arthritis; degenerative joint disease; osteoarthritis (chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age)
gout; gouty arthritis; urarthritis (a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints)
spondylarthritis (arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine)
Derivation:
arthritic (a person afflicted with arthritis)
arthritic (of or pertaining to arthritis)
Context examples:
Barmah forest viruses are found in both vertebrates and invertebrates, and cause infectious arthritis, encephalitis, rashes and fever in humans.
(Barmah Forest Virus, NCI Thesaurus)
Epitope specificities of collagen-induced arthritis studied by Cremer et al (1992).
(BB, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare condition that involves inflammation and necrosis of the walls of the blood vessels; may occur in rheumatoid arthritis.
(Necrotizing Vasculitis, NCI Thesaurus)
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis.
(Osteoarthritis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Both the acid and its sodium salt are used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic or musculoskeletal disorders, dysmenorrhea, and acute gout.
(Naproxen, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The mothers of the affected babies may be asymptomatic or suffer from systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, or rheumatoid arthritis.
(Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus, NCI Thesaurus)
Inappropriate recruitment and activation of neutrophils and the release of reactive oxygen species can damage surrounding tissues in inflammatory conditions including arthritis and reperfusion of heart tissue following myocardial infarction.
(Neutrophil Surface Molecule Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis affecting four or fewer joints, usually asymmetrically.
(Oligoarticular Still Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
Signs and symptoms include dark urine, skin pigmentation, and arthritis.
(Ochronosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Being obese increases your risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and some cancers.
(Obesity, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
