Arthritis Terminology - Medical terms for arthritis disease
Glossary of medical terminology used in arthritis treatment
Definitions of arthritis terms
Arthritis - Inflammation of joints and tendons.
Arthroplasty - Inserting mechanical joint to replace damaged
joint.
Bouchard nodes - Excessive growth of middle finger joint.
Bursitis -
Collagen - Connecting tissue protein.
Dactylitis - Inflammation of the bases of fingers and
joints.
Enthesitis - Inflammation of tendon near bone.
Heberden nodes - Excessive growth of joints next to
fingertips.
Inflammation - Swelling and warmth that may be associated
with pain as a result of accumulation of blood in the
injured or infected area to let the white blood cells heal.
Joint
capsule - Tissues enveloping a joint.
Ligament - Fiber tissues connecting two bones. |
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Osteoarthritis (OA) - Joint stiffness creating pain due to
lack of cartilage.
Polyarticular - Arthritis affecting multiple joints.
Proteoglycans - Part of cartilage reducing the impacts and
providing elasticity at joints.
Range
of movement (ROM) - Measurement of joint movement angle that
may be restricted due to inflammation.
Reactive arthritis - Arthritis caused by infection in other
parts of body.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) - Painful autoimmune disease
resulting in stiffness and inflammation.
Septic
arthritis - Arthritis caused by infection of joint.
Synovitis - Inflammation of synovium, tissues lining the
joint.
Tendon
- Fiber tissues connecting muscle to the bone.
Tendonitis - Inflammation of tendons. Uveitis - Inflammation of eye due to arthritis |
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