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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Osteoarthritis
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Osteoartritis
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Osteoartrite
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Synonyms English:
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Arthritis, Degenerative
Osteoarthrosis
Osteoarthrosis Deformans
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Tree Number:
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C05.550.114.606
C05.799.613
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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most common form of arthritis
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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10179
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Unique Identifier:
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D010003
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