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Please i will need explaination of the joint disease called "arthritis".it appears to be hereditary? is it curable?
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Joint inflamation: The word arthritis is from the greek words for joint (arthro) and inflammation (itis). Quite literally, arthritis means joint inflammation. There are many causes of joint inflammation, meaning there are many different types of arthritis. The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis, more commonly referred to as wear-and-tear arthritis. Hereditary play a factor .Some kind of arthritis.
Answered 10/25/2012
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