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Polyarthritis vs Arthritis - What's the difference?

polyarthritis | arthritis | Derived terms |

Polyarthritis is a derived term of arthritis.


As nouns the difference between polyarthritis and arthritis

is that polyarthritis is any arthritis affecting five or more joints, often caused by an autoimmune disorder 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.

polyarthritis

English

Noun

(wikipedia polyarthritis)
  • Any arthritis affecting five or more joints, often caused by an autoimmune disorder.

    • See also

    * oligoarthritis

    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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