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‖Arthritis (är‑thrīˈtĭs), n. [L., fr. Gr. ἀρθρῖτις (as if fem. of ἀρθρίτις belonging to the joints, sc. νόσος disease) gout, fr. ἄρθρον a joint.] (Med.) Any inflammation of the joints, including the gout.  A variety of forms of arthritis are recognized, some of which (such as rheumatoid arthritis, also called arthritis deformans and arthritis nodosa) are chronic and progressive, and lead to incapacitation and deformity.

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