A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans. (DeCS/MESH. 2019. Osteoarthritis. https://decs.bvsalud.org/en/ths/resource/?id=10179)
Agricultural growth is an increase in the quantity and quality of the goods and services produced by the agricultural sector. (Adapted from https://ourworldindata.org/what-is-economic-growth)
Inflammation of the bone as a result of infection. It may be caused by a variety of infectious agents, especially pyogenic (pus - producing) bacteria. (MeSH. 2025. Osteomyelitis. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D010019)
