Associations to the word «Osteoarthritis»

Wiktionary

OSTEOARTHRITIS, noun. (pathology) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.

Dictionary definition

OSTEOARTHRITIS, noun. Chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats