Definition of Enthesitis

1. Noun. (pathology) An inflammatory disorder of entheses (bone attachments). ¹

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Medical Definition of Enthesitis

1. Traumatic disease occurring at the insertion of muscles where recurring concentration of muscle stress provokes inflammation with a strong tendency toward fibrosis and calcification. Origin: G. Enthetos, implanted, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enthesitis

enthalpy
enthalpy change
enthalpy of formation
enthalpy of fusion
entheasm
entheastic
entheat
entheic
enthelminthes
entheogen
entheogenic
entheogens
entheomania
entheses
enthesis
enthesitis (current term)
enthesopathic
enthesopathy
enthetic
enthlasis
enthousiastic
enthousiastically
enthral
enthraldom
enthraled
enthraling
enthrall
enthralldom
enthralled
enthraller

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