DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS
Dictionary entry overview: What does degenerative arthritis mean? • DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS (noun)
The noun DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS has 1 sense:
1. chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
Familiarity information: DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS (noun)
Meaning:
Chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
degenerative arthritis; degenerative joint disease; osteoarthritis
Hypernyms ("degenerative arthritis" is a kind of...):
arthritis (inflammation of a joint or joints)
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