osteoarthritis
MONDO:0005178Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names osteoarthritis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A noninflammatory degenerative joint disease occurring chiefly in older persons, characterized by degeneration of the articular cartilage, hypertrophy of bone at the margins and changes in the synovial membrane. It is accompanied by pain and stiffness, particularly after prolonged activity.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005178), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- ArthritisMondoHP:0001369
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: osteoarthritis
- Also called
- degenerative joint disease