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Meaning of Arthritis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɑːˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs

Definitions

Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

বাংলা বাত
Català artritis
Čeština artritida
Dansk gigt
Ελληνικά αρθρίτιδα
Esperanto artrito
Español artritis
Français arthrite
Gaeilge airtríteas
Galego artrite
Bahasa Indonesia artritis
Íslenska gigt liðbólga
Italiano artrite
日本語 関節炎
Қазақша шорбуын
한국어 관절염
Македонски артритис
Bahasa Melayu artritis
नेपाली बाथ
Polski artretyzm
Português artrite
Română artrită artroză
Русский артрит
Slovenčina artritída
Shqip artrit
Српски artritis артритис
Kiswahili jongo
Türkçe artrit
Українська артрит
Tiếng Việt viêm khớp

Examples

“The suppurating osteo-myelitis and arthritis did not assume a form sufficiently putrid to cause purulent infection; the patient also escaped hecticity;”
“She identified the dry grasp and the finger joints (both the Simpsons were dry-handed, and in the early stages of arthritis, so Dr Simpson had diagnosed).”
“Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), often referred to by doctors today as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), is a type of arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for more than six weeks in a child aged 16 or younger. It affects approximately 50,000 children in the United States. Inflammation causes redness, swelling, warmth, and soreness in the joints, although many children with JRA do not complain of joint pain.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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