arthritic
Example Sentences
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Vonn had retired in 2019, her body battered by repeated crashes, her right knee arthritic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
One habitat held Niles and Daphne Crane, a pair of arthritic sandhill cranes named after characters from the sitcom “Frasier.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024
The study found that treating arthritic mice with RvT4 reduced blood vessel inflammation by re-programming macrophages -- a group of white blood cells that accumulate in the diseased vessels -- to release stored lipids.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024
Kassam points to plenty of other examples, including reduced arthritic pain and a lower risk of urinary tract infections.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024
Odin, father of the gods, held on to his staff with knobby, arthritic fingers, blue-veined and twisted.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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