arthritis
English Thesaurus
1. inflammation of a joint or joints (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | atrophic arthritis, rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, |
| definition | : | a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | gout, gouty arthritis, urarthritis, |
| definition | : | a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | spondylarthritis, |
| definition | : | arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | arthritic, |
| definition | : | a person afflicted with arthritis (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | arthritic, |
| definition | : | a person afflicted with arthritis (noun.person) |
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