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Spondarthritis
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Spondarthritis Spondylarthopathy. A seronegative arthropathy related to ankylosing spondylitis and often also to the possession of HLA B27.
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Seronegative
Refers to arthritis and means that the patient does not have rheumatoid factor in the blood. A proportion of patients with rheumatoid arthritis are 'seronegative'.
Arthropathy
Joint disorder - can be arthritis or any other kind of joint problem.
Ankylosing
Undergoing ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint).
Spondylitis
Inflammation of the vertebrae.
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Spondylarthritis
Defect in pars interarticularis of vertebra.
Spondylitis
Inflammation of the vertebrae.
Spondylolisthesis
Malalignment of vertebrae due to spondylolysis or degenerative change which allows one vertebra to slip forward on top of another.
Spondylosis
A degenerative process of the cervical spine that causes narrowing of the spinal canal and neural foramina, and produces compression of the spinal cord and nerve roots.
Sponsor
An individual, company, institution, or organisation which takes responsibility for the initiation, management, and/or financing of a clinical trial
Spontaneous abortion
A miscarriage, that is, any pregnancy that is not viable (the fetus cannot survive) or in which the fetus is born before the 20th week of pregnancy. Spontaneous abortion occurs in at least 15-20% of all recognized pregnancies and usually takes place before the 13th week of pregnancy. A spontaneous abortion is as opposed to an induced abortion. In a spontaneous abortion, it is purely accidental, that is spontaneous.
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Skin treatment
A particular treatment addressed to improving the human skin's health and beauty.
Skin care
The combined actions improving a person's skin.
Scabies
A contagious cutaneous inflammation caused by the bite of the mite SARCOPTES SCABIEI. It is characterized by pruritic papular eruptions and burrows and affects primarily the axillae, elbows, wrists, and genitalia, although it can spread to cover the entire body.
Skin cancer
Tumors or cancer of the skin.
Suicide
The act of killing oneself.
Spondarthritis
Second set rejection
Accelerated rejection of an allograft in an already immune recipient.
Secondary lymphoid organs
Organs in which antigen-driven proliferation and differentiation of B and T lymphocytes takes place.
Secretory component
A surface receptor on epithelial cells lining mucosal surfaces which binds dimeric IgA and transports it through the cell into mucosal secretions.
Serum sickness
A hypersensitivity reaction consisting of fever, rashes, joint pain and glomerulonephritis, resulting from localization of circulating, soluble, antigen-antibody complexes, which induce inflammatory reactions. Serum sickness was originally induced following therapy with large doses of antibody from a foreign source - e.g. horse serum.
Slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis (SRS-A)
A group of leukotrienes released by mast cells during anaphylaxis which induces a prolonged constriction of smooth muscle. This prolonged constriction is not reversible by treatment with antihistamines.
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Seronegative
Refers to arthritis and means that the patient does not have rheumatoid factor in the blood. A proportion of patients with rheumatoid arthritis are 'seronegative'.
Arthropathy
Joint disorder - can be arthritis or any other kind of joint problem.
Ankylosing
Undergoing ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint).
Spondylitis
Inflammation of the vertebrae.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Spondylarthritis
Defect in pars interarticularis of vertebra.
Spondylitis
Inflammation of the vertebrae.
Spondylolisthesis
Malalignment of vertebrae due to spondylolysis or degenerative change which allows one vertebra to slip forward on top of another.
Spondylosis
A degenerative process of the cervical spine that causes narrowing of the spinal canal and neural foramina, and produces compression of the spinal cord and nerve roots.
Sponsor
An individual, company, institution, or organisation which takes responsibility for the initiation, management, and/or financing of a clinical trial
Spontaneous abortion
A miscarriage, that is, any pregnancy that is not viable (the fetus cannot survive) or in which the fetus is born before the 20th week of pregnancy. Spontaneous abortion occurs in at least 15-20% of all recognized pregnancies and usually takes place before the 13th week of pregnancy. A spontaneous abortion is as opposed to an induced abortion. In a spontaneous abortion, it is purely accidental, that is spontaneous.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Skin treatment
A particular treatment addressed to improving the human skin's health and beauty.
Skin care
The combined actions improving a person's skin.
Scabies
A contagious cutaneous inflammation caused by the bite of the mite SARCOPTES SCABIEI. It is characterized by pruritic papular eruptions and burrows and affects primarily the axillae, elbows, wrists, and genitalia, although it can spread to cover the entire body.
Skin cancer
Tumors or cancer of the skin.
Suicide
The act of killing oneself.
Spondarthritis
Second set rejection
Accelerated rejection of an allograft in an already immune recipient.
Secondary lymphoid organs
Organs in which antigen-driven proliferation and differentiation of B and T lymphocytes takes place.
Secretory component
A surface receptor on epithelial cells lining mucosal surfaces which binds dimeric IgA and transports it through the cell into mucosal secretions.
Serum sickness
A hypersensitivity reaction consisting of fever, rashes, joint pain and glomerulonephritis, resulting from localization of circulating, soluble, antigen-antibody complexes, which induce inflammatory reactions. Serum sickness was originally induced following therapy with large doses of antibody from a foreign source - e.g. horse serum.
Slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis (SRS-A)
A group of leukotrienes released by mast cells during anaphylaxis which induces a prolonged constriction of smooth muscle. This prolonged constriction is not reversible by treatment with antihistamines.
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