osteoarthritisn.
/ˌɒstɪəʊɑːˈθrʌɪtᵻs/, U.S. /ˈˌɑstioʊˌɑrˈθraɪdᵻs/ Medicine.
Joint disease characterized by destruction of articular cartilage, often with outgrowths of bone at the margin of the joint, usually occurring in later life, probably as a result of excessive wear, and causing pain and stiffness. Also called degenerative joint disease, osteoarthrosis.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [noun] > rheumatism or arthritis
arthritis1543
rheum1667
rheumatism1670
rheumatiz1760
rheumatica1796
arthrosia1822
screwmatic1832
rheumatoid arthritis1859
arthritism1868
polyarthritis1868
osteoarthritis1878
panarthritis1890
screw1897
Still's disease1905
rheumatic1918
osteoarthrosis1932
RA1957
1878 L. Holden Human Osteol. (ed. 5) 18 Occasionally seen as the result of chronic osteo-arthritis.
1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 260 Case of osteo-arthritis of the hip.
1898 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 27 205 The glenoid cavities..give evidence of osteo-arthritis.
1954 L. C. Martin & M. Hynes Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 2) ii. 50 Osteoarthritis of the hips, knees and spine develops from undue strains of excessive weight-bearing as life advances.
1972 J. L. Hollander & D. J. McCarty Arthritis (ed. 8) lv. 1009 Osteoarthritis is a non-inflammatory disorder of movable joints characterized by deterioration and abrasion of articular cartilage, and also by formation of new bone at the joint surfaces.
1991 Dog Fancy Jan. 18/3 The incidence of hip dysplasia is quite high, so many Danes end up with osteoarthritis in the hip joints as they age.
2002 More Feb. 120/1 There's also early osteoarthritis, which means that the cartilage that helps to cushion the knee joint is wearing away.
Derivatives
ˌosteoarˈthritic adj. of, relating to, affected by, or associated with osteoarthritis.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [adjective] > rheumatism or arthritis > affected with
arthritic?a1425
arthritical1528
rheumatic1728
rheumaticky1852
osteoarthritic1891
polyarthritic1901
osteoarthrotic1964
1891 Science 7 Aug. 73/1 Examples of osteo-arthritic disease.
1902 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 124 808 The frequency with which osteo-arthritic changes are found in Paget's disease has not received the attention which they invite.
1989 J. A. B. Collier & J. M. Longmore Oxf. Handbk. Clin. Specialties (ed. 2) ix. 614 Osteoarthritic narrowing of the ulnar groove and constriction of the ulnar nerve as it passes behind the medical epicondyle..can cause fibrosis of the ulnar nerve.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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