Rheumatism, the Glossary
Rheumatism or rheumatic disorders are conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints or connective tissue.[1]
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63 relations: Academic Press, American College of Rheumatology, Amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome, Analgesic, Ankylosing spondylitis, Arthralgia, Arthritis, Arthritis & Rheumatology, Back pain, Behçet's disease, Bursitis, C-reactive protein, Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease, Capsulitis, Childhood arthritis, Chronic pain, Connective tissue, Connective tissue disease, Corbett's electrostatic machine, Dermatomyositis, Elsevier, EMedicine, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Etiology, Glucocorticoid, Gout, H. W. Wilson Company, Humorism, Joint, Late Latin, Lupus, Medical Subject Headings, Middle English, Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Neck pain, Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, Old French, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Palindromic rheumatism, Paracetamol, Polymyositis, Psoriatic arthritis, Reactive arthritis, Relapsing polychondritis, Rheum, Rheumatic fever, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatoid factor, Rheumatology, ... Expand index (13 more) »
Academic Press
Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher founded in 1941.
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American College of Rheumatology
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR; until 1985 called American Rheumatism Association) is an organization of and for physicians, health professionals, and scientists that advances rheumatology through programs of education, research, advocacy and practice support relating to the care of people with arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
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Amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome
Amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS) is an illness characterized by notable pain intensity without an identifiable physical cause.
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Analgesic
An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic, antalgic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used for pain management.
Ankylosing spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis characterized by long-term inflammation of the joints of the spine, typically where the spine joins the pelvis. Rheumatism and Ankylosing spondylitis are rheumatology.
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Arthralgia
Arthralgia literally means 'joint pain'. Rheumatism and Arthralgia are rheumatology.
Arthritis
Arthritis is a term often used to mean any disorder that affects joints. Rheumatism and Arthritis are rheumatology.
Arthritis & Rheumatology
Arthritis & Rheumatology is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering the natural history, pathophysiology, treatment, and outcome of the rheumatic diseases.
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Back pain
Back pain (Latin: dorsalgia) is pain felt in the back.
Behçet's disease
Behçet's disease (BD) is a type of inflammatory disorder which affects multiple parts of the body.
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Bursitis
Bursitis is the inflammation of one or more bursae (synovial sacs) of synovial fluid in the body. Rheumatism and Bursitis are soft tissue disorders.
C-reactive protein
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an annular (ring-shaped) pentameric protein found in blood plasma, whose circulating concentrations rise in response to inflammation.
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Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease, also known as pseudogout and pyrophosphate arthropathy, is a rheumatologic disease which is thought to be secondary to abnormal accumulation of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals within joint soft tissues.
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Capsulitis
In anatomy, capsulitis is inflammation of a capsule.
Childhood arthritis
Childhood arthritis (juvenile arthritis or pediatric rheumatic disease) is an umbrella term used to describe any rheumatic disease or chronic arthritis-related condition which affects individuals under the age of 16. Rheumatism and Childhood arthritis are rheumatology.
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Chronic pain
Chronic pain or chronic pain syndrome is a type of pain that is also known by other titles such as gradual burning pain, electrical pain, throbbing pain, and nauseating pain.
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Connective tissue
Connective tissue is one of the four primary types of animal tissue, along with epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue.
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Connective tissue disease
A connective tissue disease is a disease which involves damage to, or destruction of, any type of connective tissue in the body.
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Corbett's electrostatic machine
Corbett's electrostatic machine is a static electricity generating device that was made by the Shaker physician Thomas Corbett in 1810.
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Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a long-term inflammatory disorder which affects the skin and the muscles.
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Elsevier
Elsevier is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical content.
EMedicine
eMedicine is an online clinical medical knowledge base founded in 1996 by doctors Scott Plantz and Jonathan Adler, and computer engineer Jeffrey Berezin.
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR or sed rate) is the rate at which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood descend in a standardized tube over a period of one hour.
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Etiology
Etiology (alternatively spelled aetiology or ætiology) is the study of causation or origination.
Glucocorticoid
Glucocorticoids (or, less commonly, glucocorticosteroids) are a class of corticosteroids, which are a class of steroid hormones.
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Gout
Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of pain in a red, tender, hot, and swollen joint, caused by the deposition of needle-like crystals of uric acid known as monosodium urate crystals. Rheumatism and Gout are rheumatology.
H. W. Wilson Company
The H. W. Wilson Company, Inc. is a publisher and indexing company that was founded in 1898 and is located in The Bronx, New York.
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Humorism
Humorism, the humoral theory, or humoralism, was a system of medicine detailing a supposed makeup and workings of the human body, adopted by Ancient Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers.
Joint
A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body which link an animal's skeletal system into a functional whole.
Late Latin
Late Latin is the scholarly name for the form of Literary Latin of late antiquity.
Lupus
Lupus, technically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body.
Medical Subject Headings
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is a comprehensive controlled vocabulary for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences.
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Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century.
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Nature Reviews Rheumatology
Nature Reviews Rheumatology is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Nature Portfolio.
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Neck pain
Neck pain, also known as cervicalgia, is a common problem, with two-thirds of the population having neck pain at some point in their lives.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are members of a therapeutic drug class which reduces pain, decreases inflammation, decreases fever, and prevents blood clots.
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Old French
Old French (franceis, françois, romanz; ancien français) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th and the mid-14th century.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a type of degenerative joint disease that results from breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bone.
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Pain
Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.
Palindromic rheumatism
Palindromic rheumatism (PR) is a syndrome characterised by recurrent, self-resolving inflammatory attacks in and around the joints, and consists of arthritis or periarticular soft tissue inflammation. Rheumatism and Palindromic rheumatism are rheumatology.
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Paracetamol
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is a non-opioid analgesic and antipyretic agent used to treat fever and mild to moderate pain.
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Polymyositis
Polymyositis (PM) is a type of chronic inflammation of the muscles (inflammatory myopathy) related to dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis.
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Psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a long-term inflammatory arthritis that occurs in people affected by the autoimmune disease psoriasis. Rheumatism and Psoriatic arthritis are rheumatology.
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Reactive arthritis
Reactive arthritis, also known as Reiter's syndrome, is a form of inflammatory arthritis that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body (cross-reactivity).
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Relapsing polychondritis
Relapsing polychondritis is a systemic disease characterized by repeated episodes of inflammation and in some cases deterioration of cartilage.
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Rheum
Rheum (from Greek: ῥεῦμα rheuma 'a flowing, rheum') is a thin mucus naturally discharged from the eyes, nose, or mouth, often during sleep (contrast with mucopurulent discharge).
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic fever (RF) is an inflammatory disease that can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain. Rheumatism and Rheumatic fever are rheumatology.
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Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. Rheumatism and Rheumatoid arthritis are rheumatology.
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Rheumatoid factor
Rheumatoid factor (RF) is the autoantibody that was first found in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatism and rheumatoid factor are rheumatology.
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Rheumatology
Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs.
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Rheumatology (journal)
Rheumatology is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Oxford University Press.
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Routledge
Routledge is a British multinational publisher.
Scleroderma
Scleroderma is a group of autoimmune diseases that may result in changes to the skin, blood vessels, muscles, and internal organs.
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Sjögren syndrome
Sjögren syndrome or Sjögren's syndrome (SjS, SS) is a long-term autoimmune disease that primarily affects the body's exocrine glands, particularly the lacrimal and salivary glands.
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Springer Publishing
Springer Publishing Company is an American publishing company of academic journals and books, focusing on the fields of nursing, gerontology, psychology, social work, counseling, public health, and rehabilitation (neuropsychology).
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Synovial membrane
The synovial membrane (also known as the synovial stratum, synovium or stratum synoviale) is a specialized connective tissue that lines the inner surface of capsules of synovial joints, tendon sheaths, and synovial bursas.
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Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals.
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Tendinopathy
Tendinopathy is a type of tendon disorder that results in pain, swelling, and impaired function.
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UpToDate
UpToDate, Inc. is a company in the Wolters Kluwer Health division of Wolters Kluwer, the main product of which is the eponymous UpToDate, a software system that is a point-of-care medical resource.
Vasculitis
Vasculitis is a group of disorders that destroy blood vessels by inflammation. Rheumatism and Vasculitis are rheumatology.
WebMD
WebMD is an American corporation which publishes online news and information about human health and well-being.
World Scientific
World Scientific Publishing is an academic publisher of scientific, technical, and medical books and journals headquartered in Singapore.
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17th century
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatism
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