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osteoarthritis, hip (medicine)


osteoarthritis, hip


Noninflammatory degenerative disease of the hip joint which usually appears in late middle or old age. It is characterised by growth or maturational disturbances in the femoral neck and head, as well as acetabular dysplasia. A dominant symptom is pain on weight-bearing or motion.


digitigrade (medicine)


digitigrade
<zoology> Walking on the toes; distinguished from plantigrade.

Origin: L. Digitus finger, toe + gradi to step, walk: cf. F. Digitigrade.

<zoology> An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot.

Source: Websters Dictionary