单词 | arthritis |
释义 | arthritis (once / 5363 pages) n Arthritis is a painful condition in which your joints swell and stiffen. It is common in older people, although it can affect anyone, including athletes who've injured knees, ankles, and hips. There are said to be more than 100 types of arthritis. It can be a side-effect of aging; typically your cartilage — the tissue that acts as a padding around the joints — becomes stiffer and wears away. On the other hand, younger people can be affected through infections, injury, or obesity. Doctors do not yet know why some people get arthritis and others don't. Even great athletes like Michael Jordan had to deal with arthritis when they got older: it's common. WORD FAMILYarthritis USAGE EXAMPLESFrom age 23 to 41, I ran 2 to 3 miles every single morning, until torn menisci and arthritis hobbled my knees. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) Separately, the compound is being tested in human clinical trials in rheumatoid arthritis, which is also promising, Sharma said. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) In 2013, stricken with arthritis, Ms. Thompson quit her job as a janitor. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) n inflammation of a joint or joints Hypo|Hyper atrophic arthritis, rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritischronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age gout, gouty arthritis, urarthritisa painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints spondylarthritisarthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine psoriatic arthritisa form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis Still's disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritisa form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded inflammatory disease a disease characterized by inflammation |
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