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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Water Therapy |
Viscosupplementation - (see Hyaluronic Acid Injection) |
Tylenol - (see Acetaminophen) |
Trochanteric Bursitis |
Trigger Points |
Trigger Finger |
The 14-3-3η (eta) protein |
Tendon |
Tendinitis |
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome |
Systemic Onset Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis - (see Still's Disease) |
Synovium |
Synovitis |
Synovial Fluid |
Synovectomy |
Sweet’s Syndrome |
Still's Disease |
Steroids - (see Corticosteroids) |
Sternoclavicular Joint (SC Joint) |
Stem Cells |
Stem Cell Therapy |
Spondyloarthritis |
Spondylitis |
Sjögren’s Syndrome |
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome |
Seronegative Arthritis |
Septic Arthritis |
Scleroderma |
Scapulothoracic Joint |
Sarcoidosis |
Rotator Cuff |
Rheumatologist |
Rheumatoid Factor |
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) |
Restless Leg Syndrome |
Reiter's Syndrome - (see Reactive Arthritis) |