osteoarthritic

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adjective

Affected with osteoarthritis.

OriginEnglish arthritic ← Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ →
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Meanings

adjectiveosteoarthritic (comparative more osteoarthritic, superlative most osteoarthritic)

comparative more osteoarthritic · superlative most osteoarthritic

  1. Affected with osteoarthritis.
nounosteoarthritic (plural osteoarthritics)

plural osteoarthritics

  1. One who has osteoarthritis.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
osteoarthrotic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Englisharthritic
  5. Englishosteoarthritic

From osteo- + arthritic.

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APA

osteoarthritic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoarthritic

MLA

“osteoarthritic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoarthritic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteoarthritic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoarthritic.

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