Arthritis

Arthritis

Inflammation of bone joints, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and sometimes change in structure. There are over 100 types of arthritis.

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Arthritis

A disease in which the immune system, naturally designed to protect the body from foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria, instead turns against and causes damage to the body’s healthy tissues. ...

tender points

Health care; Arthritis

Specific areas of the body that are particularly painful upon the application of slight pressure. The finding of tender points is useful in the diagnosis of fibromyalgia.

tendinitis

Health care; Arthritis

The inflammation of tendons – strong bands of connective tissue that attach muscles to bones or muscles to muscles

tendon

Health care; Arthritis

The tough cords of tissue that connect muscles to bones.

tendonitis

Health care; Arthritis

An inflammation οf a tendon or tendon covering.

tendons

Health care; Arthritis

Thick connective tissue that attaches muscles to bones

tibia

Health care; Arthritis

The shin bone or larger bone of the lower leg. The tibia is one of three bones (the other two are the femur and the patella) that join to form the knee joint.