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(medicine) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness..
Use osteoarthritis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Osteoarthritis means (medicine) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness..
Common synonyms include degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, DJD.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use osteoarthritis where its definition matches the intended context.
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