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osteoarthritis in Japanese

osteoarthritis in Japanese is 変形性関節症 — osteoarthritis means a form of arthritis, mainly affecting older people, caused by ongoing degeneration of the cartilage and joint lining, leading to pain and stiffness.

osteoarthritis in Japanese

変形性関節症
noun
Pronounced: henkeiseikansetsushō
(medicine) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.

What does "osteoarthritis" mean?

  1. noun A form of arthritis, mainly affecting older people, caused by ongoing degeneration of the cartilage and joint lining, leading to pain and stiffness.
    "Her knees ached from osteoarthritis after years of long-distance running."
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osteoarthritis in a sentence

  • Her knees ached from osteoarthritis after years of long-distance running.
  • Osteoarthritis in the hip can make walking painful.

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What is "osteoarthritis" in Japanese?
"osteoarthritis" in Japanese is 変形性関節症. osteoarthritis means: A form of arthritis, mainly affecting older people, caused by ongoing degeneration of the cartilage and joint lining, leading to pain and stiffness.
How do you pronounce 変形性関節症?
"osteoarthritis" in Japanese is 変形性関節症, pronounced "henkeiseikansetsushō".
How do you use "osteoarthritis" in a sentence?
Example: "Her knees ached from osteoarthritis after years of long-distance running." In Japanese, "osteoarthritis" is 変形性関節症.
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