Glossary - Understandable Definitions of Medical Terms
The Arthritis-health Medical Glossary provides accurate, easy-to-understand definitions for common (and not-so-common) terms related to joint pain, arthritis, joint replacement surgery, and more. Click on a letter to get started.
Glossary Term
- Acetaminophen
- Acromioclavicular Joint (AC Joint)
- Acupuncture
- Aldolase
- Anemia
- Anti-CCP Antibody Test
- Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA)
- Arthritis
- Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopy
- Asymmetric Arthritis
- Athletic Trainer
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Bamboo Spine
- Blood Vessels
- Bone Spur
- Bursa
- C-Reactive Protein
- Caplan’s Syndrome
- Carpal Joints
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cartilage
- Celiac Disease
- Chiropractor
- Chondroitin
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Cortisone
- Costosternal Syndrome
- COX-2 Inhibitors
- Creatine Phosphokinase
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Curcuminoids
- Cytokines
