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English: X-ray of the hand of a 76-year old female farmer. There were no symptoms or blood tests indicating rheumatoid arthritis or gout, conferring a diagnosis of osteoarthritis. The X-ray shows a gull-wing appearance of involved joints, thus being erosive osteoarthritis.
X-linked Opitz G/BBB syndrome XLP syndrome X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (see Duncan Disease) XLSA X-linked sideroblastic anemia: XMEA X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy: XMEN X-linked immunodeficiency with magnesium defect, Epstein-Barr virus infection and neoplasia XP Xeroderma pigmentosa: XSCID X-linked severe combined ...
Greek -ῖτις (-îtis) fem. form of -ίτης (-ítēs), pertaining to, because it was used with the feminine noun νόσος (nósos, disease), thus -îtis nósos, disease of the, disease pertaining to tonsillitis-ium: structure, tissue Latin -ium, aggregation or mass of (such as tissue) pericardium
An X-ray of both feet is used to diagnose disease. The affected foot tends to have a sclerotic and flattened navicular bone. Symptoms may last for a few weeks or may continue to be present for up to 2 years. [4] An indication of the symptoms residing is the resolution of the acute inflammation and obvious healing of the foot.
Meaning: a prefix used to make words with a sense opposite to that of the root word; in this case, meaning "without" or "-less". This is usually used to describe organisms without a certain characteristic, as well as organisms in which that characteristic may not be immediately obvious.
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
Bone defect/loss > 10 mm, often with subluxation and arthritis of the other compartment For the patellofemoral joint , a classification by Merchant 1974 uses a 45° "skyline" view of the patella : [ 13 ]
X-ray of the hand in rheumatoid arthritis Appearance of synovial fluid from a joint with inflammatory arthritis Closeup of bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis [78] X-rays of the hands and feet are generally performed when many joints affected. In RA, there may be no changes in the early stages of the disease or the x-ray may show osteopenia ...