inflammation+of+the+spine

  • 1spine, curvature of the — ▪ pathology       any of a group of deviations of the normal spinal curvature, including scoliosis, lordosis, and kyphosis.       Scoliosis is a lateral, or sideways, deviation of the spine, or vertebral column. The condition usually includes two …

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  • 2Skeletal system of the horse — The skeletal system has three major functions in the body. It protects vital organs, provides framework, and supports soft parts of the body. Horses typically have 205 bones. The pelvic limb typically contains 19 bones, while the thoracic limb… …

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  • 3myelitis — Inflammation of the spine. Wabash Western Railway Co. v Friedman, 41 Ill App 270, 273 …

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  • 4joint disease — Introduction       any of the diseases or injuries that affect human joints (joint). arthritis is no doubt the best known joint disease, but there are also many others. Diseases of the joints may be variously short lived or exceedingly chronic,… …

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  • 5SAPHO syndrome — is an eponym for a condition which is characterized by a combination of: Synovitis inflammation of the joint lining (synovium), typically manifest as warmth, tenderness, pain, swelling, and stiffness of involved joints (arthritis). Acne a… …

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  • 6rickets — disease caused by vitamin D deficiency, 1630s, of uncertain origin. Originally a local name for the disease in Dorset and Somerset, England. Some derive it from a Dorset word, rucket to breathe with difficulty, but the sense connection is… …

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  • 7Rachitis — Ra*chi tis (r[.a]*k[imac] t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. rachi^tis (sc. nosos), fr. ra chis, ios, the spine.] [Written also {rhachitis}.] 1. (Med.) Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied to the rickets. See {Rickets}. [1913… …

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  • 8rhachitis — Rachitis Ra*chi tis (r[.a]*k[imac] t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. rachi^tis (sc. nosos), fr. ra chis, ios, the spine.] [Written also {rhachitis}.] 1. (Med.) Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied to the rickets. See {Rickets}.… …

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  • 9Rickets — Infobox Disease Name = Rickets ICD10 = ICD10|E|55| |e|50 ICD9 = ICD9|268 Caption = A family with rickets. Paris, 1900. DiseasesDB = 9351 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2014 MedlinePlus = 000344 MeshName = Rickets MeshNumber = D012279Rickets …

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  • 10rachitis — rachitic /reuh kit ik/, adj. /reuh kuy tis/, n. Pathol. rickets. [1720 30; < NL < Gk rhachîtis inflammation of the spine. See RACHIS, ITIS] * * * …

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