arthritis

«arthritis» in Mova's school dictionary: an illness that makes the joints, the places where bones… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (arthritis)

meaning for a pupil

Arthritis is an illness that makes the joints, the places where bones meet like knees, hips and fingers, swollen, stiff and painful. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons, arthritis shows why joints and the cartilage that cushions them matter. It is most common in older people, but children can get a kind of arthritis too. In everyday life, grandparents with arthritis may find it hard to open jars or climb stairs, so children can help. Exercise, medicine and keeping warm help people with arthritis.

examples

• Grandma has arthritis in her hands. tree →
• Arthritis makes his knees stiff in the morning. tree →
• People with arthritis may find buttons hard to do up. tree →
• I opened the jar for Grandpa because of his arthritis. tree →
• Arthritis affects the joints. tree →
• Gentle swimming helps her arthritis. tree →
• Some children have a kind of arthritis too. tree →
• Cold, damp weather makes his arthritis worse. tree →

note

Uncountable. Spelling: arthritis (arth + ritis); «-itis» means swelling or inflammation, as in tonsillitis. Pronounced «arth-RYE-tis». Myth: cracking your knuckles has not been shown to cause arthritis.

In the corpora

• Studies have found no link between cracking knuckles and arthritis (stiff, painful joints).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «arthritis» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.