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It is a combination of 2 words and a suffix "osteo" meaning bone; "arthro" meaning joint and "itis" meaning inflammation.
Answer2: The word Arthritis is taken from Greek words meaning inflamed joints and is associated with a group of well over 100 rheumatic diseases and conditions. (see 12/8/01 Awake on Jehovah's Witnesses official website Understanding Arthritis)
What else can I help you with?
Can whiplash cause osteoarthritis?
Yes any injury to sites that involve the joints can lead to osteoarthritis.
Can lack of calcium cause osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis is not caused by a lack of calcium. Osteoarthritis is the result of the wearing down of cartilage in the joints of the body and is most prevalent in the big weight bearing joints.
Is osteoarthritis hireditory?
yes
Can a diabetic person have osteoarthritis?
Yes. Any person can develop osteoarthritis, regardless of any other previous conditions.
Can you end up in a weelchair with osteoarthritis?
Yes you can osteoarthritis can lead to debilitating joint damage that can in turn be crippling.
What type of arthritis is degenerative and creates bone spurs?
Degenerative arthritis is another name for Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis will create bone spurs but then so will other forms of arthritis.
Wear and tear arthritis?
The medical term for the form of arthritis that is commonly known as wear-and-tear arthritis is osteoarthritis.
Multilevel facet osteoarthritis?
osteoarthritis affecting many vertebrae.
What is Degenerative arthritis known as?
"degenerative arthritis" and "osteoarthritis"
Who did research on osteoarthritis due to obesity?
Bristol University - Obesity and osteoarthritis
Who was the first to study the disease osteoarthritis?
When you consider that Osteoarthritis had been with us since before man turned int man I suspect that that name would have been lost in the mists of time a long time ago.
What Pathology is characteristic of osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis is adisorder of the joints characterized by progressive deterioration of articular cartilage.
Can whiplash cause osteoarthritis?
Yes any injury to sites that involve the joints can lead to osteoarthritis.
Is it MORE likely that a back injury causes Fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis?
It can certainly be involved in the formation of osteoarthritis.
What is the treatment for AO?
Osteoarthritis can not be cured, however there are quite a few things that can be done to help the sufferer of osteoarthritis. Go to the link below (Osteoarthritis treatments) for information that may be helpfull.
Can lack of calcium cause osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis is not caused by a lack of calcium. Osteoarthritis is the result of the wearing down of cartilage in the joints of the body and is most prevalent in the big weight bearing joints.
Is osteoarthritis hireditory?
yes
