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Osteoarthrosis vs Arthritis - What's the difference?

osteoarthrosis | arthritis |

As nouns the difference between osteoarthrosis and arthritis

is that osteoarthrosis is osteoarthritis while arthritis is inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.

osteoarthrosis

English

Noun

(osteoarthroses)
  • osteoarthritis

    • arthritis

    English

    (wikipedia arthritis)

    Noun

    (arthritides)
  • Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.

    • Derived terms

    * arthritic * arthritically * osteoarthritis * polyarthritis * rheumatoid arthritis

    See also

    * arthrosis * rheumatism * arthralgia

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