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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rotator cuff

Health care; Arthritis

A group of four muscles and the tendons associated with them, that arise from the scapula (shoulder blade) and connect to the head of the humerus (upper arm bone) to form a cuff that supports the ...

sacroiliac

Health care; Arthritis

The joint where the spine attaches to the pelvis.

scleroderma

Health care; Arthritis

An umbrella term for several diseases that involve the abnormal growth of connective tissue. In most cases, the effects of this overgrowth are limited to the skin and underlying tissues, but in ...

selective estrogen receptor molecules (SERMs)

Health care; Arthritis

A group of medications that work much like the natural hormone estrogen to slow bone loss, but lack estrogen's side effects on uterine and breast tissues.

septic arthritis

Health care; Arthritis

Joint inflammation caused by infection from blood poisoning (sepsis) or from infection within the affected joint itself, or as a side effect of infection in other body tissues. Treatment includes ...

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (SERMS)

Health care; Arthritis

A group of medications that work much like the natural hormone estrogen to slow bone loss, but lack estrogen's side effects on uterine and breast tissues.

seronegative

Health care; Arthritis

Characterized by a negative test for rheumatoid factor. Although the majority of people with rheumatoid arthritis test positive for rheumatoid factor, as many as 25 percent do not. Their disease, ...