joint disease

collocation in English

meaningsofjointanddisease

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joint
adjective
uk
/dʒɔɪnt/us
/dʒɔɪnt/
belonging to or shared between two or ...
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disease
noun
uk
/dɪˈziːz/us
/dɪˈziːz/
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by ...
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(Definition ofjointanddiseasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rehabilitation ofjointdiseaseare skilled at assessment and measurement.
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Of the arthritic diseases, osteoarthritis or degenerativejointdisease, gout, and ankylosing spondylitis are all well-established in antiquity.
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Although arthritis is seen in childhood and early adult life, the burden ofjointdiseaseincreases with age.
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Examples of nociceptive pain include cancer pain from bone or tissue invasion, or non-cancer pain secondary to degenerative bone andjointdiseaseor osteoarthritis.
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However, it is very important to recognize that althoughjointdiseasecan be quiescent, life-threatening vasculitis may occur and if suspected needs urgent referral to a rheumatologist.
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This approach is likely to be particularly fruitful in uncovering the factors that are responsible for the progressive and debilitating bone andjointdiseasethat occurs in these disorders.
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It is also called degenerativejointdisease.
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This is the etiology of degenerativejointdisease.
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The main condition with which we have to deal is an entirely unrelated one, namely, degenerativejointdiseaseof the hips.
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Dogs may also experience chronicjointdiseaseif the disease is left untreated.
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Psoriatic arthritis may remain mild, or may progress to more destructivejointdisease.
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Extreme joint instability, chronic musculoskeletal pain, degenerativejointdisease, frequent injuries, and spinal deformities may limit a person's mobility.
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But other less common causes include bacterial or fungal infections, trauma causing nerve damage, allergies, orjointdisease.
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The more common form of destruction is hypertrophicjointdisease, characterized by acute peri-articular fracture and joint dislocation.
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He quotes the cases of seventy children investigated of which thirty-nine were suffering fromjointdisease and thirty-one were suffering from bone disease—tuberculous in both cases.
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This is a good technique for stretching the hip joint and increasing range of motion in dogs with hip dysplasia and degenerativejointdisease.
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The most common form, osteoarthritis (degenerativejointdisease), is a result of trauma to the joint, infection of the joint, or age.
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Causes include synovitis (inflammation of the lining of the joint capsule), degenerativejointdisease, or excessive strain of the joint capsule.
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These degenerative changes are often accompanied by osteoarthritis (degenerativejointdisease), which leads to a reduction in the range of motion of the head, neck and extremities.
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