Shontell Beaty
Ms.Chacon
Period: 5
May 21, 2010
Old uncle “Arthur”
Nathan Wei, of arthritis-treatment-and-relief.com stated that the term arthritis is derived from the Greek term “arthron” meaning joint and “itis” meaning “inflammation”. A common nickname for Arthritis is “Old Uncle Arthur.” A personification sating that the disease is kin to everyone or that most people know someone who has it. Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints. There are many types of arthritis. Some are more serious than other, and affect people in different ways. There are several forms of arthritis. Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriasis, Gonorrhea, Still’s disease, Tuberculosis, Rheumatic fever, and many more (Hildyard. Encyclopedia