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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

arthritis

/ɑɹˈθɹaɪtəs/

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Make the “rye” sound stand out.

Keep the unvoiced th sound before r. The stressed vowel glides as in eye; the final syllable stays light in both pronunciations.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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Arthritis makes it difficult for him to open jars.

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What does arthritis mean?

noun

  1. Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɑɹˈθɹaɪtəs/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɑɹˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs/
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Paullini mentions a case the result of masturbation, and Hunter speaks of torsion of the penis associated with arthritis.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747
It is interesting to note that the "determinative" of old age in hieroglyphic writing is the picture of a man afflicted with arthritis deformans.
William, Sir OslerThe Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913Project Gutenberg ebook #1566