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Discoid meniscus is a rare human anatomic variant that usually affects the lateral meniscus of the knee. Usually a person with this anomaly has no complaints, however, it may present as pain, swelling, or a snapping sound heard from the affected knee. Strong suggestive findings on magnetic resonance imaging includes a thickened meniscal body seen on more than two contiguous slices. (From Wikipedia) For more detailed information Go to the related link(Discoid meniscus) below
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What are rheumatoid diseases?
Types of Rheumatoid DisordersRheumatismRheumatism is a non-specific term used to describe any painful disorder affecting the loco-motor system including joints, muscle" class='external' title="http://www.answers.com/topic/muscle, connective tissue" class='external' title="http://www.answers.com/topic/connective tissue, soft tissue" class='external' title="http://www.answers.com/topic/soft tissue around the joints and bones. The term rheumatism is also used to describe rheumatic fever affecting heart valves. However, the medical profession use specific terms to describe rheumatological disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis" class='external' title="http://www.answers.com/topic/rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis" class='external' title="http://www.answers.com/topic/ankylosing spondylitis, gout" class='external' title="http://www.answers.com/topic/gout and discoid lupus erythematosus" class='external' title="http://www.answers.com/topic/discoid lupus erythematosus and so on in the medical literature.(Anwers.com)Ankylosing SpondylitisAvascular NecrosisBehçet's SyndromeBursitisCervical SpondylosisCREST SyndromeDupuytren's DiseaseFibromyalgiaGoutLupusInfectious ArthritisNeurogenic ArthropathyOsteoarthritisPolymyalgia Rheumatica / Giant Cell ArteritisPseudogoutPsoriatic ArthritisReactive ArthritisReiter's SyndromeRheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart DiseaseRheumatoid ArthritisSclerodermaSjögren's SyndromeSpondylitisStill's DiseaseSystemic Lupus ErythematosusTendinitis / TendonitisVasculitisWegener's Granulomatosis
What are the 100 forms of arthritis?
Forms of arthritis and associated diseasesLupus, Lyme Disease, Adult Onset Still's Disease, Marfan Syndrome, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Mycotic Arthritis, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Osteitis Deformans, Aseptic Necrosis, Osteoarthritis, Avascular Necrosis, Osteonecrosis, Basal Joint Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Behcet's Disease, Bursitis, Paget's Disease of Bone, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Palindromic Rheumatism, Celiac Disease, Polyarteritis Nodosa, CMC Arthritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Complex Regional Pain, Polymyositis, Costochondritis, Pseudogout, Psoriatic Arthritis, Crohn's Disease, Raynaud's phenomenon, Degenerative Joint Disease, Dermatomyositis, Reiter's Syndrome, Discoid Lupus, Erythematosus, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Rheumatic Fever, Eosinophilic Fasciitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Felty Syndrome, Scleroderma, Fibro myalgia, Septic Arthritis, Fifth Disease, Sjogren's Syndrome, Forestier Disease, Somatotroph Adenoma, Fungal Arthritis, Spinal Stenosis, Gaucher Disease, Takayasu Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis, Temporal Arteritis Gonococcal Arthritis, Tendonitis, Gout, Tietze's Syndrome, Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, TMJ / TMD, Infectious Arthritis, Tuberculous Arthritis. Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Joint Hyper mobility, Vasculitis, Juvenile Arthritis, Viral Arthritis, Kawasaki Disease, Wegener's Granulomatosis, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease,
What are two types of arthritis?
There are many types of arthritis: Achilles tendinitis, Achondroplasia, Acromegalic arthropathy, Adhesive capsulitis, Adult onset Still's disease, Amyloidosis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Anserine bursitis, Avascular necrosis, Behcet's syndrome, Bicipital tendinitis, Blount's disease, Brucellar spondylitis, Bursitis, Calcaneal bursitis, Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD), crystal deposition disease, Caplan's syndrome, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Chondrocalcinosis, Chondromalacia patellae, Chronic synovitis, Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Cogan's syndrome, Corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis, Costosternal syndrome, CREST syndrome, Cryoglobulinemia, Degenerative joint disease, Dermatomyositis, Diabetic finger sclerosis, Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), Discitis, Discoid lupus erythematosus, Drug-induced lupus, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, Dupuytren's contracture, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Enteropathic arthritis, Epicondylitis, Erosive inflammatory osteoarthritis, Exercise-induced compartment syndrome, Fabry's disease, Familial Mediterranean fever, Farber's lipogranulomatosis, Felty's syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Fifth's disease, Flat feet, Foreign body synovitis, Freiberg's disease, Fungal arthritis, Gaucher's disease, Giant cell arteritis, Gonococcal arthritis, Goodpasture's syndrome, Gout, Granulomatous arteritis, Hemarthrosis, Hemochromatosis, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, Hepatitis B surface antigen disease, Hip dysplasia, HIV induced inflammatory arthritis, Hurler syndrome, Hypermobility syndrome, Hypersensitvity vasculitis, Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, Immune complex disease, Impingement syndrome, Jaccoud's arthropathy, Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis, Juvenile dermatomyositis, Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Kawasaki disease, Kienbock's disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, Linear scleroderma, Lipoid dermatoarthritis, Lofgren's syndrome, Lyme disease, Malignant synovioma, Marfan's syndrome, Medial plica syndrome, Metastatic carcinomatous arthritis, Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), Mixed cryoglobulinemia, Mucopolysaccharidosis, Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis, Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, Mycoplasmal arthritis, Myofascial pain syndrome, Neonatal lupus, Neuropathic arthropathy, Nodular panniculitis, Ochronosis, Olecranon bursitis, Osgood-Schlatter?s disease, Osteoarthritis, Osteochondromatosis, Osteogenesis imperfecta, Osteomalacia, Osteomyelitis, Osteonecrosis, Osteoporosis, Overlap syndrome, Pachydermoperiostosis, Paget's disease of bone, Palindromic rheumatism, Patellofemoral pain syndrome, Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome, Pigmented villonodular synovitis, Piriformis syndrome, Plantar fasciitis, Polyarteritis nodosa, Polymyalgia rheumatica, Polymyositis, Popliteal cysts, Posterior tibial tendinitis, Pott's disease, Prepatellar bursitis, Prosthetic joint infection, Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Psoriatic arthritis, Raynaud's phenomenon, Reactive arthritis/Reiter's syndrome, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, Relapsing polychondritis, Retrocalcaneal bursitis, Rheumatic fever, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatoid vasculitis, Rotator cuff tendinitis, Sacroiliitis, Salmonella osteomyelitis, Sarcoidosis, Saturnine gout, Scheuermann's osteochondritis, Scleroderma, Septic arthritis, Seronegative arthritis, Shigella arthritis, Shoulder-hand syndrome, Sickle cell arthropathy, Sjogren's syndrome, Slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Spinal stenosis, Spondylolysis, Staphylococcus arthritis, Stickler syndrome, Subacute cutaneous lupus, Sweet's syndrome, Sydenham's chorea, Syphilitic arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Takayasu's arteritis, Tarsal tunnel syndrome Tennis elbow, Tietse's syndrome, Transient osteoporosis, Traumatic arthritis, Trochanteric bursitis, Tuberculosis arthritis, Arthritis of Ulcerative colitis, Undifferentiated connective tissue syndrome (UCTS), Urticarial vasculitis, Viral arthritis, Wegener's granulomatosis, Whipple's disease, Wilson's disease and Yersinial arthritis. That's 171 types!
Why does water in a graduated cylinder form a miniscus?
Because of the water in the cylinder goes slanted...forming a miniscus
What is the name of the bubble?
Miniscus!!
What rhymes with hibiscus?
Miniscus
Can discoid lupus go into permanent remission?
Yes, it is possible for discoid lupus to go into permanent remission.
Can you have babies if partner has discoid lupus?
Yes, it is possible to become pregnant if either or both partners have discoid lupus.
What is the name of the bubble in the middle of the graduated cylinder?
miniscus
When reading the volume of fluid in a graduated cylinder the eye should be?
at the bottom of the curve there are two miniscus(curves) in all liquids present in cylinders.when a coloress liquid is present then we see the lower miniscus but when we see colored fluid we see the upper miniscus.
Will your discoid lupus get worse?
Discoid lupus may come and go in periods of increased disease activity called a flare.
How is discoid lupus contracted?
Discoid lupus is not contracted because it is not caused by a pathogen (virus, bacteria, or parasite). Discoid develops in people who are genetically predisposed to autoimmunity and in the presence of triggers, most notably ultra violet light.
Can you have babies with discoid lupus?
Yes
Point at the bottom of curve of a liquid in a graduated cylinder?
miniscus
Do you read a miniscus from top to bottom or bottom to top?
bottom
