OntologyTerm arthritis

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definition 
An inflammatory process affecting a joint. Causes include infection, autoimmune processes, degenerative processes, and trauma. Signs and symptoms may include swelling around the affected joint and pain. -- Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. (EFO)
namespace 
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo
parents 
  1. bone inflammation disease
  2. rheumatic disease
  3. joint disease
  4. inflammatory disease
preferred_name 
arthritis
references 
  1. None
source_ontologies 
  1. Experimental Factor Ontology
synonyms 
  1. inflammation of skeletal joint
  2. skeletal joint inflammation
  3. arthritides
  4. arthritic joint disease
  5. arthritis
  6. inflammatory disorder of joint
term_id 
EFO:0005856
term_name 
arthritis
term_url 
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0005856