Hypertext Webster Gateway: "arthritis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Arthritis \Ar*thri"tis\ ([aum]r*thr[imac]"t[i^]s), 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, particularly the gout.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
arthritis
n : inflammation of a joint or joints
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