Diseases

Arthritis

Acute or chronic inflammation of JOINTS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Acute or chronic inflammation of JOINTS.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Arthritides
  • Oligoarthritis
  • Polyarthritis
  • Oligoarthritides
  • Polyarthritides

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

tends to be chronic so do not coordinate with CHRONIC DISEASE; do not confuse with ARTHRALGIA; note entry term POLYARTHRITIS but polyarthrite chronique evolutive (PCE) = ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; note several specific types of arthritis are available

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History Note

1977(1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arthritis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001168. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001168
  2. Arthritis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthritis
  3. Arthritis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170990