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  1. Degenerative disease of the joints in later
  2. life, sometimes resulting in disabling
  3. stiffness and wasting of muscles. Formerly
  4. thought to be due to wear and tear, it has
  5. been shown to be less common in the
  6. physically active. It appears to be linked
  7. with crystal deposits (in the form of calcium
  8. phosphate) in cartilage, a discovery that
  9. suggests hope of eventual prevention.
  10.