arthritic
Suffering joint inflammation
Arthritic describes conditions involving arthritis—inflammation of the joints that causes pain, stiffness, and swelling: arthritic knees, arthritic hands.
The word applies to people who have arthritis or to movements affected by it: She walked with an arthritic shuffle.
As a noun, an arthritic is a person suffering from the condition.
Resistance to deformation
- rigidityState of being unbending
- immobilityLack of motion
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
bent · crippled · hobbling · shuffling · wheelchair · cane · walker · physiotherapy
Advanced in age
- seniorHigher in rank
- geriatricRelating to elderly care
- degenerativeCausing progressive decline
- age-relatedTied to chronological progression
grandparent · old-age · progressive · decline · veteran · weathered · creaky · worn
Immune-mediated joint inflammation
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- crepitusCrackling from friction inside
ankylosis · prosthesis · orthopedics · brace · splint · knuckles · knees · hips
Persistent dull discomfort
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
stiffness · burning · gnawing · nagging · sharp · shooting · debilitating · flare-up
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- goutCrystal-induced joint inflammation
lupus · synovitis · inflammatory · cytokines · biologics · DMARDs · corticosteroids · anti-inflammatory
stiffness
Resistance to deformation
- rigidityState of being unbending
- immobilityLack of motion
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
gnarled · bent · crippled · hobbling · shuffling · wheelchair · cane · walker · physiotherapy · rehabilitation
elderly
Advanced in age
- seniorHigher in rank
- geriatricRelating to elderly care
- degenerativeCausing progressive decline
age-related · grandparent · old-age · progressive · decline · veteran · weathered · creaky · worn
rheumatoid
Immune-mediated joint inflammation
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
crepitus · ankylosis · prosthesis · orthopedics · brace · splint · knuckles · knees · hips · fingers
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
discomfort · stiffness · burning · gnawing · nagging · sharp · shooting · debilitating · flare-up · excruciating
swelling
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
gout · lupus · synovitis · inflammatory · cytokines · biologics · DMARDs · corticosteroids · anti-inflammatory · NSAIDs
- body part traitsbent, bony, bruised, calloused, crooked
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- age descriptorsaged, elderly, old, young, youthful
- hand featurespalm, fingers, knuckles, fingernails, thumb
- conditionsmedical condition, weather conditions, environmental conditions, living conditions, working conditions
arthritichealthy
In good physical condition
nonarthritic · able-bodied · pain-free · sound · fit
- rheumatoid arthritisAutoimmune joint disease
- arthritis treatmentTherapy for joint inflammation
- arthritis painDiscomfort from inflamed joints
- arthritis flareAcute joint inflammation episode
- arthritis creamTopical joint pain treatment
- knee arthritisDegenerative leg joint disease
arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritics, arthritically