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acute arthritis

[ə′kyüt ärth′rīd·əs]
(medicine)
A severe joint inflammation with a short course.
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Most people suffering from severe and acute arthritis tend to become clinically disabled within 20 years.
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Patients with gout may present with episodes of acute arthritis that are initiated by the crystallization of urate within acutely inflamed synovial tissue.
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