arthritis
/ɑːˈθraɪtɪs/noun
उच्चारण आर्थ्राइटिस
गठिया
Core word
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[U]
a disease that causes pain and swelling in one or more joints of the body
गठिया
- joint pain from arthritis
- My grandmother's arthritis gets worse in cold weather.
- Arthritis can make it hard to climb stairs.
+ 2 more examples
- Gentle exercise may help people with arthritis.
- He has suffered from arthritis in his knees for years.
Synonyms rheumatism joint inflammation
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
arthritis (uncountable): suffer from / have arthritis
Arthritis is uncountable and takes a singular verb; you suffer from arthritis or have arthritis, and you never say an arthritis.
'Arthritis' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है; 'suffer from arthritis' या 'have arthritis' कहिए, 'an arthritis' कभी नहीं।
- My grandmother suffers from arthritis in her knees.
- Arthritis is common among older people.
arthritis in + joint / arthritic (adjective)
Use in for the joint that is affected, and arthritic as the adjective, as in arthritic fingers or an arthritic knee.
प्रभावित जोड़ के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग कीजिए, और adjective के रूप में 'arthritic', जैसे arthritic fingers या an arthritic knee.
- He has arthritis in his hands, so writing is painful.
- Her arthritic fingers found it hard to hold the pen.
arthritis + noun / types of arthritis
It is used before nouns such as pain, patient and medicine, and types are named with a word before it, as in rheumatoid arthritis.
यह pain, patient और medicine जैसे nouns से पहले आता है, और प्रकारों के नाम इससे पहले एक शब्द लगाकर बनते हैं, जैसे rheumatoid arthritis.
- The arthritis patient took medicine twice a day.
- Rheumatoid arthritis can affect the hands of young adults too.
+Collocations 4
verb + arthritis
suffer fromdeveloptreatrelievecause
- Cold weather can make arthritis worse.
adjective + arthritis
severemildchronicrheumatoidpainful
- She was diagnosed with chronic arthritis last year.
arthritis + noun
painpatientclinicmedicinetreatment
- The arthritis clinic gives free advice on Saturdays.
noun + of + arthritis
symptoms ofrisk oftreatment ofcause of
- The doctor explained the symptoms of arthritis to the family.
“More examples 5
- Arthritis makes the joints swollen, stiff and painful.
Arthritis जोड़ों को सूजा हुआ, अकड़ा हुआ और दर्दनाक बना देता है।
- Radhika's grandfather walks every morning, even though he has arthritis.
राधिका के दादाजी arthritis होने पर भी हर सुबह टहलते हैं।
- Doctors say that warm water and light exercise can ease arthritis.
डॉक्टर कहते हैं कि गुनगुना पानी और हल्का व्यायाम arthritis में आराम दे सकते हैं।
- The winter months are hard for people with arthritis.
सर्दी के महीने arthritis वाले लोगों के लिए कठिन होते हैं।
- Arthritis is not a disease of old age alone; children can get it too.
Arthritis केवल बुढ़ापे की बीमारी नहीं है; बच्चों को भी हो सकती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ My father is suffering with arthritis.
✓ My father is suffering from arthritis.
Suffer takes from before an illness, not with.
बीमारी से पहले 'suffer' के साथ 'from' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✗ She has an arthritis in her knee.
✓ She has arthritis in her knee.
Arthritis is uncountable, so it takes no article.
'Arthritis' uncountable है, इसलिए इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
rheumatism joint inflammation
§Grammar and usage
Suffix: -itis means inflammation (arthritis, appendicitis, bronchitis).
Suffix -itis का अर्थ सूजन है (arthritis, appendicitis, bronchitis)।