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Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic disease characterized by inflammation of the skin (psoriasis) and joints (arthritis).
Gouty arthritis is the medical term meaning inflammation of the joints resulting from hyperuricemia. Podagra is the name of the typical "big toe" presentation of gout.
The main disease that has a crippling effect on the joints is rheumatoid arthritis. Other conditions such as lupus, psoriasis, Ankylosing spondylitis and other autoimmune conditions can also cause crippling inflammation in joints.
- Itis is the suffix meaning Inflammation-itisThe medical term for inflammation is actually the suffix, "itis" as in arthritis (inflamation of the joints), encelphalitis (inflammation of the brain), and blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids), et. al.-itis-itis
arth/o in medical terms means joints. Example: arthritis-inflammation of the joint.
Nerve damage, Bell's palsy, severe Arthritis, chronic fatigue, extreme mood swings, cognitive disorders, inflammation of joints, frequent headaches, and difficulty sleeping.
If there is inflammation of 2-4 joints it is oligoarthritis, if it is 5 or more then it is polyarthritis. Inflammation of more than one joint, especially if it is in similar joints on opposite sides of the body, can be an indicator of rheumatoid arthritis. However there are over a hundred different forms of arthritis and the best way to find out which is causing the problem is to be examined by a rheumatologist.
are given to treat chronic pain associated with arthritis. The most common medications used are corticosteroids, which suppress inflammation in arthritic joints, and hyaluronic acid, which is a compound found in the joint fluid of healthy joints.
Words that end in -itis mean inflammation of. Like tendonitis means inflammation of tendons. Appendicitis means inflammation of the appendix.
The medical terminology combining form "Arti-" refers to a joint, such as in terms like arthritis (inflammation of the joints) or arthroscopy (a minimally invasive procedure to examine the joints).
Tendonitis is the medical term meaning inflammation of the connective tissue binding muscles to bones.Tendinitis is the medical term for inflammation of a tendon. It can also be spelled "tendonitis".There is a link to a site with an incredible amount of information about tendinitis in the related links section below.Tendonitis
The root word for inflammation of the joints is arthr- which comes from the Greek word "arthron" meaning joint.