Arthritic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person afflicted with arthritis

of or pertaining to arthritis

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɛɹə/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːθɹˈɪtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːθɹˈɪtɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɛɹə/.

Examples

the hands of an elderly arthritic
my creaky old joints
rheumy with age and grief

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rheumatic rheumatoid rheumy creaky

Parts of Speech

noun	a person afflicted with arthritis “the hands of an elderly arthritic”
adjective	of or pertaining to arthritis “my creaky old joints”

Word Forms

arthritis	noun	inflammation of a joint or joints
rheumatic	noun	a person suffering with rheumatism
rheumatism	noun	a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

arthritisch

eine Person, die an Arthritis leidet

🇫🇷French

arthritique

une personne souffrant d'arthrite

🇪🇸Spanish

artrítico

una persona afectada por artritis

🇮🇹Italian

artritico

una persona affetta da artrite

🇳🇱Dutch

jichtig

een persoon die lijdt aan artritis

🇵🇹Portuguese

artrítico

uma pessoa que sofre de artrite

🇷🇺Russian

артритный

человек, страдающий артритом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गठिया

गठिया रोग से पीड़ित व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

বাতজনিত

আর্থ্রাইটিসে আক্রান্ত একজন ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

மூட்டுவலி

கீல்வாதத்தால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆర్థరైటిక్

ఆర్థరైటిస్‌తో బాధపడుతున్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

संधिवात

संधिवात ग्रस्त व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંધિવા

સંધિવાથી પીડિત વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಧಿವಾತ

ಸಂಧಿವಾತದಿಂದ ಪೀಡಿತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്ധിവേദന

ആർത്രൈറ്റിസ് ബാധിച്ച ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਠੀਏ

ਗਠੀਏ ਨਾਲ ਪੀੜਤ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

گٹھیا

گٹھیا سے متاثرہ شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

关节炎的

患有关节炎的人

🇯🇵Japanese

関節炎の

関節炎に苦しんでいる人

🇰🇷Korean

관절염

관절염으로 고생하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

viêm khớp

một người bị bệnh viêm khớp

🇹🇭Thai

โรคข้ออักเสบ

บุคคลที่เป็นโรคข้ออักเสบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

radang sendi

seseorang yang menderita radang sendi

🇵🇭Filipino

may sakit sa buto

isang taong may sakit na arthritis

🇲🇾Malay

rematik

seseorang yang mengalami arthritis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التهاب المفاصل

الشخص المصاب بالتهاب المفاصل

🇮🇷Persian

آرتروز

فرد مبتلا به آرتریت

🇹🇷Turkish

artritli

artrit hastası bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דלקת פרקים

אדם לוקה בדלקת פרקים

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