Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for arthritic

arthritic

[ ahr-thrit-ik ]

adjective

  1. relating to, having, or experiencing arthritis.
  2. creaky, slow-moving, misshapen, etc., as if affected with arthritis: The road was overhung with what looked like arthritic trees, warped and bent to the whims of the wind.

    The next few days passed at the speed of an arthritic tortoise.

    The road was overhung with what looked like arthritic trees, warped and bent to the whims of the wind.



noun

  1. a person with arthritis.
Discover More

Other Words From

  • ar·thrit·i·cal·ly adverb
  • an·ti·ar·thrit·ic adjective noun
  • post·ar·thrit·ic adjective
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of arthritic1

First recorded in 1325–75; from Latin arthrīticus, from Greek arthrītikós; replacing Middle English artetik, from Old French artetique, from Latin, as above; arthr-, -itic
Discover More

Example Sentences

Her grandmother had come to visit, and Laura was sad to see how much she suffered from her arthritic joints.

While his truck was a “total loss,” Heinrich walked away with an arthritic knee and a dislocated shoulder.

His arthritic knees are at their worst, despite the endless shots of painkiller.

A doctor comes to his house and gives him shots of cortisone to calm the arthritic pain in his knees.

Clay gets out of the hospital and has to continue dealing with the aftermath of his actions and his increasing arthritic pain.

Death is usually due to generalization of the arthritic infection.

Arthritic symptoms and general disturbance are sometimes noted in severe cases.

There seem then to be six separate and distinct explanations of the cure of these Arthritic diseases.

Rheumatism may be thought of, with respect to arthritic inflammation caused thereby, as a sort of pyemia.

In North India this drug is used as emmenagogue and anti-arthritic, and in Banda for intermittent fevers and intestinal disorders.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


arthrectomyarthritis