arthritis

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις (arthrîtis, “joint-disease, gout”), from ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”). By surface analysis, arthr- +‎ -itis.

• IPA^(key): /ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹ(a)ɪtɪs/

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arthritis (countable and uncountable, plural arthritides)

1. Inflammation 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.

• arthralgia
• arthrosis
• rheumatism
• gout

• “arthritis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “arthritis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “arthritis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

arthritis (uncountable)

1. arthritis

• arthritic