degenerative joint disease
Americannoun
noun
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Across the globe, a wide range of animals, including household pets, livestock, and marine species, are developing serious health problems such as cancer, obesity, diabetes, and degenerative joint disease.
From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease that causes pain and stiffness, typically affects older people, but can strike at any age.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
“He had been receiving medical treatments for several age-related conditions including heart disease, degenerative joint disease, and kidney disease,” the park said on Facebook.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024
Monahan listed ailments including “sleep apnea, degenerative joint disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high blood pressure,” the AP said.
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2016
Due to the poor blood supply to the scaphoid bone, healing will be slow and there is the danger of bone necrosis and subsequent degenerative joint disease of the wrist.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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