arthritic

English

Etymology

From Latin arthriticus (“gouty, arthritic”), from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹɪtɪk/

Adjective

arthritic (comparative more arthritic, superlative most arthritic)

1. (pathology) Of, or affected by arthritis.

   Her arthritic wrists bothered her most in the winter.

Derived terms

• anarthritic
• antarthritic
• antiarthritic
• arthritical
• arthritically
• monarthritic
• monoarthritic
• nonarthritic
• oligoarthritic
• osteoarthritic
• panarthritic
• pauciarthritic
• polyarthritic
• postarthritic

 

Translations

affected by arthritis

• Catalan: artrític
• Galician: artrítico
• German: arthritisch (de)
• Italian: artritico (it)
• Polish: artretyczny
• Portuguese: artrítico
• Shuswap: ank'wt
• Spanish: artrítico

Noun

arthritic (plural arthritics)

1. A person with arthritis.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: artretyk m, artretyczka f

Interlingua

Adjective

arthritic (not comparable)

1. arthritic

Related terms

• arthritis