osteoarthritis
noun
os·te·o·ar·thri·tis
ˌä-stē-ō-är-ˈthrī-təs 
: a common form of arthritis typically with onset during middle or old age that is characterized by progressive degenerative changes in the cartilage of one or more joints (as of the knees, hips, and hands) accompanied by thickening and overgrowth of adjacent bone and that is marked symptomatically chiefly by stiffness, swelling, pain, deformation of joints, and loss of range of motion
—abbreviation OA
compare rheumatoid arthritis
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But that stopped in 2021 when veterinarians found osteoarthritis in his elbow − the most common site of the condition in dogs, according to vets.
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
As the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center notes, overweight women have almost four times the risk of developing knee osteoarthritis when compared to non-obese women.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Participants had an average age of 56, and roughly 80% of the cohort were women, who experience osteoarthritis at higher rates than men do.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
About 80% of the people in the study were women, who experience osteoarthritis at higher rates than men.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
As the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center notes, overweight women have almost four times the risk of developing knee osteoarthritis when compared to non-obese women.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Participants had an average age of 56, and roughly 80% of the cohort were women, who experience osteoarthritis at higher rates than men do.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
About 80% of the people in the study were women, who experience osteoarthritis at higher rates than men.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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osteoarthritis
noun
os·teo·ar·thri·tis
ˌäs-tē-ō-är-ˈthrīt-əs
plural osteoarthritides
-ˈthrit-ə-ˌdēz
: a common form of arthritis typically with onset during middle or old age that is characterized by progressive degenerative changes in the cartilage of one or more joints (as of the knees, hips, and hands) accompanied by thickening and overgrowth of adjacent bone and that is marked symptomatically chiefly by stiffness, swelling, pain, deformation of joints, and loss of range of motion
—abbreviation OA
called also degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, hypertrophic arthritis
compare rheumatoid arthritis
osteoarthritic
adjective
Treatment for hand and finger osteoarthritis has the same goals as treatment for any osteoarthritic joint: pain reduction, mobility maintenance and minimization of disability.
—Paul G. Donohue, The Springfield (Massachusetts) Union-News
Paul G. Donohue, The Springfield (Massachusetts) Union-News
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