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arthritis

arthritis /ɑɚˈθraɪtəs/ noun
arthritis
/ɑɚˈθraɪtəs/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ARTHRITIS
[noncount] medical
: a disease that causes the joints of the body to become swollen and painful see also rheumatoid arthritis

— arthritic

/ɑɚˈθrɪtɪk/ adjective [more arthritic; most arthritic]

— arthritic

noun, plural arthritics [count]