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Arthritis

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means inflammation and stiffness of the joints
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Stage 1 of 2
arthron
Greek · ancient
"a joint"
a joint, combined with the suffix -itis (inflammation)
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Stage 2 of 2
arthritis
English · 1540s
"inflammation of the joints"
settled as the medical word for joint inflammation
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