NALT

Termo preferencial

osteoarthritis

Topic

A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.

arthritis

degenerative arthritis
degenerative joint disease
osteoarthrosis

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

26535

espanhol

osteoartritis

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/12459

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Criado 1/19/06, última modificação 6/5/15