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arthrosis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • är-thrō′-sĭs
  • US: /ɑɹˈθɹoʊ.sɪs/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊsɪs

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any articulation (joint) in an animalian body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any degenerative disease of such a joint, e.g. osteoarthritis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arthropathy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disease, disorder, condition

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint, articulation”), + -osis.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Norwegian: artrose — articulation or joint between bones
  • Norwegian: slitasjegikt — articulation or joint between bones
  • Polish: artroza — articulation or joint between bones
  • Finnish: nivelrikko — any degenerative disease of a joint between bones
  • Finnish: artroosi — any degenerative disease of a joint between bones
  • German: Arthrose — any degenerative disease of a joint between bones
  • Polish: artroza — any degenerative disease of a joint between bones
  • Portuguese: artrose — any degenerative disease of a joint between bones
  • Turkish: artroz — any degenerative disease of a joint between bones
  • Turkish: dejeneratif artrit — any degenerative disease of a joint between bones
  • Turkish: osteoartrit — any degenerative disease of a joint between bones