arthritic
adjective
ar·thrit·ic
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Definition of arthritic
1
: of, relating to, or affected with arthritis
arthritic hands
2
: seemingly affected with or caused by arthritis
an arthritic legal system a story moving with arthritic slowness
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Other Words from arthritic
arthritic
noun
arthritically
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of arthritic in a Sentence
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Luis Severino has missed the entire season with shoulder and back issues (his return remains possible), CC Sabathia has a 5.10 ERA and an arthritic right knee, and the man with the best numbers, Domingo German, was knocked around Tuesday night. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "A’s win; are they in the Yankees’ league?," 20 Aug. 2019 Many diagnosed with the tick-borne illness claim to live with chronic, life-altering symptoms, such as seizures and arthritic joints, even after treatment. — Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, "The New York Times Ran an Article Saying Lyme Disease Is No Big Deal—and People Are Furious," 1 July 2019 In a bone marrow stem cell procedure, for example, a doctor withdraws bone marrow cells from a patient’s hip, concentrates them, then reinjects them into a problem area, such as an arthritic knee. — STAT, "Employers are steering workers toward a controversial stem cell therapy," 20 June 2019 People with arthritic hands often struggle to peel oranges, for example. — National Geographic, "Grocery stores are packed with plastic. Some are changing.," 22 Apr. 2019 Mendy came through the youth system at Paris Saint-Germain but an arthritic hip threatened to cut short his career. — chicagotribune.com, "Real Madrid continue summer spending by signing Lyon's Mendy," 12 June 2019 Her clientele is mostly elderly Lake Houston area residents who have arthritic pain, are recovering from surgery or are looking for an alternative to opioid painkillers. — Ana Goñi-lessan, Houston Chronicle, "Lake Houston area residents, businesses join growing CBD trend," 3 July 2019 By then, with the help of another low-cost community attorney, Roebuck, partially blind and arthritic, had received a health deferment of his foreclosure. — USA Today, "Seniors were sold a risk-free retirement with reverse mortgages. Now they face foreclosure.," 12 June 2019 Earl Monroe, the Bullets’ All-Star guard, has surgery on both arthritic knees, plus a hemorrhoid operation, at St. Agnes Hospital. — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, "This week in Baltimore sports history: Michael Phelps 'living dream' at 18," 9 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'arthritic.' 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 arthritic
arthritic
adjective
ar·thrit·ic
| \ är-ˈthrit-ik
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Medical Definition of arthritic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, or affected with arthritis
Other Words from arthritic
arthritically
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adverb
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adverb
arthritic
nounMedical Definition of arthritic (Entry 2 of 2)
: a person affected with arthritis
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