Category: A
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Arthrogenic muscle inhibition
A clinical impairment caused by an ongoing reflex inhibition of the musculature surrounding a joint following distention or damage to structures of that joint.
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Arthrodysplasia
A hereditary condition marked by deformity of various joints.
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Arthrodia
A type of synovial joint that permits only simple gliding movement within narrow limits imposed by ligaments.
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Arthrochondritis
Inflammation of an articular cartilage.
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Arthrochalasia
Pathological loosening of the joints. Such loosening of the hip joints causes dislocations.
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Arthritogenic
Capable of causing or accelerating joint disease.
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Arthritis mutilans
Severe joint destruction, a characteristic of several inflammatory joint diseases, including some instances of psoriatic arthritis.
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Allergic arthritis
Arthritis occurring in serum sickness or, rarely, as a result of food allergies.
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Adjuvant arthritis
An experimental model of arthritis in rodents induced by injection of foreign substance, such as Freund’s adjuvant, into the tail vein or paw. This model can be used to study new agents for human arthritis treatment.
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Arthresthesia
Joint sensibility; the perception of articular motions.