osteoarthritis

Wear-and-tear breakdown of joint cartilage, causing pain and stiffness that worsens with activity, common in knees and hips.

An arthritis that has_material_basis_in worn out cartilage located_in joint.

Also known as: Osteoarthrosis and allied disorder; degenerative arthritis; degenerative joint disease; hypertrophic arthritis; osteoarthrosis