Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to the joints, or to arthritis, or specifically to the gout; affecting the joints.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Pertaining to the joints.
  • adjective Of or pertaining to arthritis; gouty.
  • adjective afflicted with arthritis.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of, or affected by arthritis.
  • noun A person with arthritis.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or pertaining to arthritis
  • noun a person afflicted with arthritis

Etymologies

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From Latin arthriticus ("gouty, arthritic"), from Ancient Greek

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Examples

  • In this latter case, it is called an arthritic or polyarthritic reaction if more than one joint is affected.

    The Last Chance Dog D.V.M. Donna Kelleher 2003

  • In this latter case, it is called an arthritic or polyarthritic reaction if more than one joint is affected.

    The Last Chance Dog D.V.M. Donna Kelleher 2003

  • At the Mayo Clinic he specialized in arthritic disease.

    Philip S. Hench - Biography 1964

  • There's no rhyme or reason why a gnarled grandmother is called arthritic and yet her husband has Alzheimers.

    Kim Stagliano: Why is Ohio Retarded but Connecticut Isn't? 2008

  • The diseases caused by permanent deposits of uric acid in the tissues are called arthritic diseases, because the accumulations frequently occur in the joints.

    Nature Cure Henry Lindlahr 1893

  • Eureka Springs where her husband had been healed of a certain rheumatism, I think, or some kind of arthritic thing.

    Carry A. Nation: Retelling the Life 2001

  • In one week of fasting a person can relieve more dangerous conditions such as arthritic pain, rheumatism, kidney pain, and many symptoms associated with allergic reactions.

    How and When to Be Your Own Doctor Isabel Moser

  • He's 39, hit just .191 last season - when he wasn't missing half the year with an arthritic right knee, because "arthritic" is always a word you want to hear when it comes to elderly outfielders - and is a lousy defender, ranking below-average in UZR at all three outfield spots over his career.

    Mike Scioscia's tragic illness 2010

  • This rush to surgery may calm down some after the recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine which found no advantage from arthroscopic surgery for the relief of osteoarthritic pain over less invasive treatments such as arthritic medications and physical therapy.

    seMissourian.com Headlines 2009

  • She took pride in doing whatever she could manage with her arthritic hands— drying dishes, ironing.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

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