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{ } a. [ L. arthriticus, Gr. 'arqritiko`s. See Arthritis. ] 1. Pertaining to the joints. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to arthritis; gouty. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. afflicted with arthritis.
Syn. -- creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. 'arqri^tis (as if fem. of 'arqri`tis belonging to the joints, sc. no`sos disease) gout, fr. 'a`rqron a joint. ] (Med.) Any inflammation of the joints, including the gout. A variety of forms of arthritis are recognized, some of which (such as rheumatoid arthritis, also called arthritis deformans and arthritis nodosa) are chronic and progressive, and lead to incapacitation and deformity. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Med.) Chondritis of a joint. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`rqron joint + 'derm. ] (Zool.) The external covering of an Arthropod. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_; a binding together. ] (Surg.) Surgical fixation of joints. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; well articulated; 'a`rqron a joint + &unr_; shape. ] (Anat.) A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to arthrodia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint + 'ody`nh pain. ] (Med.) An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint, not dependent upon structural disease. [ 1913 Webster ]