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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A minimally-invasive diagnostic and treatment procedure used for conditions of a joint. This procedure uses a small, lighted, optic tube (arthroscope) which is inserted into the joint through a small ...

Antinuclear antibody (ANA)

Health care; Arthritis

An abnormal protein directed against a cell's nucleus (the "control center"). The presence of these autoantibodies in the body – particularly at high levels – often indicates a connective tissue ...

Antimalarials

Health care; Arthritis

A class of drugs that were originally developed and used to treatment malaria but were later found to have effects on some forms of arthritis. The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine is commonly ...

Arthritis

Health care; Arthritis

Inflammation of a joint, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and sometimes change in structure. When joints are inflamed they can develop stiffness, warmth, swelling, redness and pain. There are ...

Arthrodesis

Health care; Arthritis

A surgical procedure in which bones that form a joint are held in place with metal screws or plates, allowing them to fuse into a single, immovable unit. Also called fusion.