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Capsulitis
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Capsulitis Inflammation on the capsule (see 'capsule' above).
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Inflammation
A reaction to an injury to the body - by infection, chemicals or physical agents. The symptoms can be - depending on the location of the injury- redness, swelling, heat and pain. The purpose of the inflammation is to dilute and destroy the agent causing the inflammation. To do this, the immune system starts a cascade of actions that causes active cells to gather at the affected location. It is these cells and fluids that cause the redness, swelling, heat and pain.
Capsule
The thick membrane that joins bones making up a joint.
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Caps
Abbreviation for capsules. One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have traditionally been used in prescriptions.
Capsaicin
Capsaicin, derived from hot peppers, is the active ingredient in the creams used to relieve the pain of peripheral neuropathy.
Capsid
The protein coat of a virus.
Capsule
The thick membrane that joins bones making up a joint.
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Cyst
A soft or hard tissue sac, hard or filled with fluid
Calcification
Formation of calcific (chalky) material in tissue.
Calve's disease
Osteochondritis due to eosinophilic granuloma of a vertebral body.
Caplan's Syndrome
Massive nodulosis in the lungs in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis exposed to silica (e.g. in coal miners due to coal dust).
Capsule
The thick membrane that joins bones making up a joint.
Capsulitis
Carpal tunnel
The space in the wrist where tendons and nerves to the hand are found.
Cauda equina syndrome
Neurogenic claudication, resembling intermittent (arterial) claudication. Results from narrowing of the spinal canal (spinal stenosis).
Causalgia
See 'Algodystrophy'.
Cervical spondylosis
Degenerative process in the spine in the neck. A combination of disc deterioration and osteoarthritis.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Inflammation
A reaction to an injury to the body - by infection, chemicals or physical agents. The symptoms can be - depending on the location of the injury- redness, swelling, heat and pain. The purpose of the inflammation is to dilute and destroy the agent causing the inflammation. To do this, the immune system starts a cascade of actions that causes active cells to gather at the affected location. It is these cells and fluids that cause the redness, swelling, heat and pain.
Capsule
The thick membrane that joins bones making up a joint.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Caps
Abbreviation for capsules. One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have traditionally been used in prescriptions.
Capsaicin
Capsaicin, derived from hot peppers, is the active ingredient in the creams used to relieve the pain of peripheral neuropathy.
Capsid
The protein coat of a virus.
Capsule
The thick membrane that joins bones making up a joint.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Cyst
A soft or hard tissue sac, hard or filled with fluid
Calcification
Formation of calcific (chalky) material in tissue.
Calve's disease
Osteochondritis due to eosinophilic granuloma of a vertebral body.
Caplan's Syndrome
Massive nodulosis in the lungs in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis exposed to silica (e.g. in coal miners due to coal dust).
Capsule
The thick membrane that joins bones making up a joint.
Capsulitis
Carpal tunnel
The space in the wrist where tendons and nerves to the hand are found.
Cauda equina syndrome
Neurogenic claudication, resembling intermittent (arterial) claudication. Results from narrowing of the spinal canal (spinal stenosis).
Causalgia
See 'Algodystrophy'.
Cervical spondylosis
Degenerative process in the spine in the neck. A combination of disc deterioration and osteoarthritis.
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