atrophic arthritis
- noun
- /ˈætrəfɪk ɑrˈθraɪtɪs/
- Specialized
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artritis atrófica
- Early treatment of atrophic arthritis may help prevent permanent damage to the joints.
Examples
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Advanced cases of atrophic arthritis can result in severe joint deformities and loss of mobility.
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"Joe Carmichael, their son, at age three was struck down by atrophic arthritis-"
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The patient was diagnosed with atrophic arthritis after experiencing persistent joint pain and swelling.
Synonyms
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A condition that causes pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints
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Long-term disease where the immune system attacks the joints, causing pain, swelling, and reduced movement
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A disease that affects a joint and makes it painful or stiff
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'atrophic' denotes tissue wasting and 'arthritis' denotes a joint disease, so the phrase refers to arthritis involving atrophy of tissues/joints. This adjective+noun pattern is a regular, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words can reasonably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Atrophic arthritis comes from two parts: atrophic meaning 'wasting away' and arthritis meaning 'inflamed joint'. Imagine a joint that is swollen and slowly loses tissue; that's why the name is used for a disease where joints are inflamed and become damaged.