how to pronounce arthritis

/əɹθˈɹaɪtəs/

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arthritis is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of arthritis in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… against rheumatoid arthritis and and …”

meanings of arthritis

noun:

Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.

arthritis frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word arthritis occurs in english on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.