| | MeSH | Disease Ontology |
| Disease ID: | D010003 | DOID:8398 |
| Disease Name: | Osteoarthritis | osteoarthritis |
| Category: | MeSH | Disease Ontology |
| Type: | Musculoskeletal Diseases//Musculoskeletal Diseases | disease of anatomical entity |
| Define: | 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. | An arthritis that has_material_basis_in worn out cartilage located_in joint. |
| Alias: | Arthritis, Degenerative//Arthroses//Arthrosis//Osteoarthrosis//Osteoarthrosis Deformans | degenerative arthritis//degenerative joint disease//hypertrophic arthritis//Osteoarthrosis and allied disorder//osteoarthrosis |