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osteoarthritis

/ˌɑstiˌoʊɑɹθɹˈaɪtəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
os-teoarthri-tis
IPA
/ˌɑstiˌoʊɑɹθɹˈaɪtəs/
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English arthritis English osteoarthritis From osteo- + arthritis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

osteoarthritides (plural) osteoarthritises (plural)

Derived Forms

osteoarthritic

Phrases

scaphotrapeziotrapezoid osteoarthritis

Frequently Paired Words

rheumatoid arthritis w:septic arthritis

Synonyms

degenerative arthritis degenerative joint disease DJD

Rhymes With

arthritis hepatitis titus meningitis bronchitis encephalitis detritus gastritis laryngitis situs mastoiditis pleuritis

Questions

How do you pronounce osteoarthritis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑstiˌoʊɑɹθɹˈaɪtəs/.
What does osteoarthritis mean?
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.
Where does osteoarthritis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English arthritis English osteoarthritis From osteo- + arthritis.

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