Inflammation of both the joint and its cartilage.
From Greek 'arthron' (joint) + 'chondros' (cartilage) + '-itis' (inflammation). The term specifically targets two tissues simultaneously, showing how medical language can pack anatomical precision into one word.
This word is a medical sandwich—say it and you've told doctors exactly which tissues are inflamed (joint + cartilage), proving how three Greek roots stacked together create scientific efficiency.
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