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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
arthritis /ɑːˈθrʌɪtɪs/

▶noun a disease causing painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints.

– derivatives
arthritic adjective & noun.

– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as arthritic): via L. from Gk, from arthron ‘joint’.

'arthritis' also found in these Oxford entries:

ankylosing spondylitis - gout - -itic - Lyme disease - naproxen - rheumatism - rheumatoid arthritis - rheumatology

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