Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of the tissues surrounding a joint.
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Such cases, if the contusion is of sufficient violence, result in arthritis and periarthritis.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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