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polyarthritis

American  
[pol-ee-ahr-thrahy-tis] / ˌpɒl i ɑrˈθraɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.
  1. arthritis occurring in more than one joint.


Etymology

Origin of polyarthritis

First recorded in 1895–1900; poly- + arthritis

Example Sentences

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The Spaniard won the 1999 Masters after battling back from rheumatoid polyarthritis in three joints of his right foot and two in his left.

From Reuters • Oct. 24, 2013

A specific polyarthritis or synovitis which attends navel infection of foals is perhaps the most frequent form of arthritis that is to be considered metastatic.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

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