arthritis — n. inflammation of one or more joints, characterized by pain, swelling, warmth, redness of the overlying skin, and diminished range of joint motion. There are four basic subgroups of arthritis: noninflammatory arthritis, including osteoarthritis … The new mediacal dictionary
arthritis — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inflammation of a joint, arthropathy, collagen disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout; see also disease … English dictionary for students
Arthritis — Classification and external resources Hands affected by rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune form of arthritis ICD 10 M … Wikipedia
Arthritis — Ar*thri tis ([aum]r*thr[imac] t[i^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. arqri^tis (as if fem. of arqri tis belonging to the joints, sc. no sos disease) gout, fr. a rqron a joint.] (Med.) Any inflammation of the joints, including the gout. A variety of forms of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arthritis deformans — Arthritis Ar*thri tis ([aum]r*thr[imac] t[i^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. arqri^tis (as if fem. of arqri tis belonging to the joints, sc. no sos disease) gout, fr. a rqron a joint.] (Med.) Any inflammation of the joints, including the gout. A variety of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arthritis nodosa — Arthritis Ar*thri tis ([aum]r*thr[imac] t[i^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. arqri^tis (as if fem. of arqri tis belonging to the joints, sc. no sos disease) gout, fr. a rqron a joint.] (Med.) Any inflammation of the joints, including the gout. A variety of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gout´i|ness — gout|y1 «GOW tee», adjective, gout|i|er, gout|i|est. 1. diseased or swollen with gout. 2. of gout; caused by gout: »gouty arthritis … Useful english dictionary
gout´i|ly — gout|y1 «GOW tee», adjective, gout|i|er, gout|i|est. 1. diseased or swollen with gout. 2. of gout; caused by gout: »gouty arthritis … Useful english dictionary
gout|y — gout|y1 «GOW tee», adjective, gout|i|er, gout|i|est. 1. diseased or swollen with gout. 2. of gout; caused by gout: »gouty arthritis … Useful english dictionary
gout — [gout] n. [ME goute < OFr, gout, lit., a drop < L gutta, a drop: orig. attributed to a discharge of drops of humors] 1. a hereditary form of recurrent, acute arthritis with swelling and severe pain, resulting from a disturbance of uric acid … English World dictionary
