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| Sac of fluid near a joint; promotes smooth sliding of one tissue against another |
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| Connective tissue binding bones to other bones; supports, strengthens, and stabalizes the joint |
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| Joint in which apposed surfaces are closely united; motion is minimal |
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| Space between bones at a synovial joint; contains synovial fluid produced by the synovial membrane |
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| Viscous (sticky) fluid within the synovial cavity. Synovial fluid is similar in viscosity to egg white |
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| Membrane lining the synovial cavity; it produces synovial fluid |
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| Connective tissue that binds muscle to bones |
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| Chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints, primarily of spine. Bilateral sclerosis of sacroiliac joints is a diagnostic sign |
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| Inflammation and painful swelling of joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body. |
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| Progressive, degenerative joint disease characterized by loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of bone at articular surfaces. AKA degenerative joint disease. Occurs mainly in hips and knees of older people |
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| RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) |
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| Chronic disease in which joints become inflammed and painful. It is believed to be caused by an immune reaction against joint tissues, particularly the synovial membrane. Small joints are affected first. Women more than men. |
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| Ab. swelling of the medial aspect of the joint between the big toe and the first metatarsal bone. |
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| CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS) |
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| Compression (by a wrist ligament) of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist. |
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| Displacement of a bone from its joint. |
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| A fluid filled cyst arising from the joint capsule or a tendon in the wrist. |
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| HERNIATION OF AN INTERVERTEBRAL DISK |
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| Abnormal protrusion of a fibrocartilaginous intervertebral disk into the neural canal or spinal nerves. AKA slipped disk. Lower back pain and sciatica are symptoms. |
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| A recurrent disorder marked by severe arthritis, myalgia, malaise, and neurologic and cardiac symptoms. Caused by spirochete. |
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| Trama to a joint with pain, swelling, and injury to ligaments. Can also involve damage to blood vessels, muscles, tendons, and nerves. |
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| SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE) |
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| Chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease involving joints, skin, kidneys, nervous system, heart, and lungs. |
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