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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Dermatomyositis

Health care; Arthritis

The disease in which generally muscle weakness is accompanied by a skin rash.

Erosion

Health care; Arthritis

A wearing away of the cartilage and bone in the joint caused by inflammation of the joint lining.

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 oestrogen receptor molecules (SERMs)

Health care; Arthritis

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

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 ...