Glossary - Understandable Definitions of Medical Terms

The Arthritis-health.com 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.

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Titlesort ascending
Water Therapy
Trochanteric Bursitis
Trigger Points
Trigger Finger
Treat-to-Target (T2T)
The 14-3-3η (eta) protein
Tenosynovitis
Tendon
Tendinitis
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Synovium
Synovitis
Synovial Joints
Synovial Fluid
Synovectomy
Sweet’s Syndrome
Still's Disease
Sternoclavicular Joint (SC Joint)
Stem Cells
Stem Cell Therapy
Spondyloarthritis
Spondylitis
Sleep Apnea
Sjögren’s Syndrome
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Seronegative Arthritis
Septic Arthritis
Scleroderma
Scapulothoracic Joint
Sarcoidosis
Rotator Cuff
Rheumatologist
Rheumatoid Vasculitis / Vasculitis
Rheumatoid Pannus
Rheumatoid Nodules
Rheumatoid Factor

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