DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIDES
\dɪd͡ʒˈɛnəɹətˌɪv ˈɑːθɹɪtˌa͡ɪdz], \dɪdʒˈɛnəɹətˌɪv ˈɑːθɹɪtˌaɪdz], \d_ɪ_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ə_ɹ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v ˈɑː_θ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˌaɪ_d_z]\
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A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
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