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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Seronegative

Health care; Arthritis

Characterised 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, ...

Spondylarthropathy

Health care; Arthritis

The collective name for a family of musculoskeletal disorders that primarily affect the spine and joints where the spine attaches to the pelvis. The spondylarthropathies include ankylosing ...

Stem cells

Health care; Arthritis

Immature cells in the body that have the ability to develop into any of several types of specialised cells, as needed. Stem cells are being used in experimental therapies aimed at some autoimmune ...

A disease in which the immune system attacks the moisture-producing glands of the body, causing dryness of the eyes, mouth and other tissues. The syndrome can occur on its own or in conjunction with ...

Spondylitis

Health care; Arthritis

Inflammation of one or more of the vertebrae of the spine. Diffuse inflammation of the spine is seen, for example, in the disease ankylosing spondylitis. localised spondylitis is seen with infections ...

Splint

Health care; Arthritis

Devices made from metal, plastic, cloth or moldable foam that are used to support or stabilise a joint or to position a joint in a way that prevents further irritation or injury to joint or soft ...

Seropositive

Health care; Arthritis

Characterised by a positive test for rheumatoid factor. The majority of people with rheumatoid arthritis test positive for rheumatoid factor, making the test result useful as part of a diagnostic ...