DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints
   • the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
   Synonym(s)
   • degenerative joint disease (what does degenerative joint disease mean?)
   • osteoarthritis (what does osteoarthritis mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) degenerative arthritis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • arthritis (what does arthritis mean?)