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arthritic

[ ahr-thrit-ik ]

/ ɑrˈθrɪt ɪk /

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adjective

Also ar·thrit·i·cal. of, relating to, or afflicted with arthritis.

noun

a person afflicted with arthritis.

Origin of arthritic

1325–75; < Latin arthrīticus < Greek arthrītikós (see arthr-, -itic); replacing Middle English artetik < Old French artetique < Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM arthritic

ar·thrit·i·cal·ly, adverb an·ti·ar·thrit·ic, adjective, noun post·ar·thrit·ic, adjective

Words nearby arthritic

artex, artful, arthr-, arthralgia, arthrectomy, arthritic, arthritic general pseudoparalysis, arthritide, arthritis, arthritis deformans, arthritis mutilans

Example sentences from the Web for arthritic

His arthritic knees are at their worst, despite the endless shots of painkiller.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A doctor comes to his house and gives him shots of cortisone to calm the arthritic pain in his knees.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I consider the tartar on the teeth, calculi renales and arthritic nodosities very similar morbid products.

New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers |Various
Arthritic disorders are always accompanied by a change in the blood.

The Action of Medicines in the System |Frederick William Headland

These are the arthritic manifestations of diseases as smallpox, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, measles and erysipelas.

Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry |Maximilian Stern
There seem then to be six separate and distinct explanations of the cure of these Arthritic diseases.

The Action of Medicines in the System |Frederick William Headland
It is impossible to give a diet for arthritic patients, peculiarities of this disease being largely individual.

Valere Aude |Louis Dechmann