osteoarthritis
/os-tee-oh-ahr-thrahy-tis/US // ˌɒs ti oʊ ɑrˈθraɪ tɪs //UK // (ˌɒstɪəʊɑːˈθraɪtɪs) //
骨关节炎,大骨节炎,大骨节病,关节炎
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Pathology.
- : the most common form of arthritis, usually occurring after middle age, marked by chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints leading to pain, stiffness, and swelling.
Examples
The paper looks at a specific clinical example of the disparities that exist in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, an ailment which causes chronic pain.
Unity Biotechnology, which has developed an osteoarthritis treatment, and Celevity, focused on dog life extension, are just two of the interesting bets in the portfolio of the former Thiel Fellow.
This is a peculiar osteoarthritis observed in patients with locomotor ataxia.
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