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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. 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.