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What is Arthritis?

By Carol & Richard Eustice, About.com

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Definition: Arthritis is defined as inflammation of the joints, but there are over 100 conditions classified as types of arthritis which involve inflammation of tendons, ligaments, muscles, and joints.


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Pronunciation: ar-thrite-tiss
Also Known As: rheumatism, joint disease
Common Misspellings: arthuritis, artritis, arteritis, arthrtis, arthridis, athritis
Examples: There are over a 100 types of arthritis.

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