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the nature of the word Arthritis points to the bones, the words comes from Greek arthro. meaning joint, and it's referring to inflammation. These are a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body.

the condition that is known as arthritis always refers to condition that involve various degrees of pain, inflammation swelling, joint stiffness around the joint(s) of the body. Arthritic disorders like lupus and rheumatoid can also affect other organs in the body and cause muscle damage around affected joints both directly as a result of inflammation and as a result of pain leading to muscle atrophy.

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