osteoarthritis
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Definition of osteoarthritis
: a common form of arthritis typically with onset during middle or old age that is characterized by progressive degenerative changes in the cartilage of one or more joints (as of the knees, hips, and hands) accompanied by thickening and overgrowth of adjacent bone and that is marked symptomatically chiefly by stiffness, swelling, pain, deformation of joints, and loss of range of motion
—abbreviation OA
— compare rheumatoid arthritis
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Other Words from osteoarthritis
osteoarthritic
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Examples of osteoarthritis in a Sentence
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One patient, a 62-year-old Vietnam War veteran with osteoarthritis in his shoulder and spine, was prescribed two narcotics plus a drug to treat nerve pain and a sleeping pill on his first visit, according to the medical board complaint. — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, "Doctor facing murder charges in opioid cases was already under investigation," 15 Aug. 2019 These glitches boost the risk for everything from heart disease and stroke to diabetes, osteoarthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s and cancer. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Can a single pill keep you healthy to 100?," 10 July 2019 But despite its benefits, people often question its impact on your bones and joints, and whether runners are at greater risk of developing osteoarthritis in the future. — Ladan Nikravan Hayes, Cincinnati.com, "‘Let’s Talk’: Is running as hard on your legs and joints as people say?," 3 July 2019 That’s when preliminary results are expected about an osteoarthritis drug now in clinical testing from Scripps Research. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Scripps Research forges ahead with drugs for arthritis, malaria and cancer," 14 June 2019 For example, in a 2017 study published in Pain, researchers gave rats an injection into one of their knee joints to model osteoarthritis. — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, "Do Topical CBD Products Actually Do Anything for Pain?," 19 Apr. 2019 The company’s drugs include treatments for osteoarthritis, weak appetites and pain relief after surgery. ... — Charley Grant, WSJ, "This Biotech Is Going to the Dogs," 27 Apr. 2019 By age 50, most people have some amount of damage due to osteoarthritis, so spinal stenosis is most common in older adults. — Korin Miller, SELF, "New York Mets Player David Wright Announced He's Retiring Due to Spinal Stenosis," 4 Oct. 2018 Services include health exams, labs, specialized supplements, nutritional and lifestyle counseling, gynecological care, IV therapy, and musculoskeletal treatments for chronic pain, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis and more. — Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, "New businesses: art school, U-Haul dealer, Gracedbygrit popup and more," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'osteoarthritis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for osteoarthritis
osteoarthritis
noun
English Language Learners Definition of osteoarthritis
medical
: a disease that causes the joints to become very painful and stiff
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osteoarthritis
noun
os·teo·ar·thri·tis
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plural osteoarthritides\ -ˈthrit-ə-ˌdēz
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Medical Definition of osteoarthritis
: a common form of arthritis typically with onset during middle or old age that is characterized by progressive degenerative changes in the cartilage of one or more joints (as of the knees, hips, and hands) accompanied by thickening and overgrowth of adjacent bone and that is marked symptomatically chiefly by stiffness, swelling, pain, deformation of joints, and loss of range of motion
—abbreviation OA
— called also degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, hypertrophic arthritis
— compare rheumatoid arthritisOther Words from osteoarthritis
osteoarthritic
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Treatment for hand and finger osteoarthritis has the same goals as treatment for any osteoarthritic joint: pain reduction, mobility maintenance and minimization of disability.
— Paul G. Donohue, The Springfield (Massachusetts) Union-News, 11 Mar. 1998