| Term | Definition |
|---|
| arthritis | inflammation of joints |
| anklosing spondylitis | chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints, primarily of spine |
| gouty arthritis | inflammation and painful swelling of joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body |
| osteoarthritis | progressive, degenerative joint disease characterized by loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of bone at articular surfaces |
| rheumatoid arthritis | chronic disease in which joints become inflamed and painful, believed to be caused by an immune reaction against joint tissues. |
| bunion | abnormal swelling of the medial aspect of a joint between the big toe and first metatarsal bone. |
| carpal tunnel syndrome | compression of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist. |
| dislocation | displacement of a bone from its joint |
| ganglion | a fluid filled cyst arising from the joint capsule or a tendon in the wrist |
| herniation | abnormal protrusion of a fibrocartilaginous intervertebral disk |
| Lyme disease | a recurrent disorder marked by severe arthritis, myalgia, malaise and neurologic and cardiac symptoms |
| sprain | trauma to a joint with pain, swelling, and injury to ligaments |
| systemic lupus erythematosus | chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease involving joints, skin, kidneys, nervous system, heart and lungs |
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