Arthritis
noun
Joint inflammation included in many, many types of physical conditions such as Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Polymylalgia Rheumatica, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Reactive Arthritis, Gout, and many more.
Arthritis can be as simple as joint discomfort, but depending on the severity and type frequently leads to weakened, stiffened or inflamed joints, pain, and sometimes even disfigurement.
It has as many causes as names, each with its own severity and associated medical conditions. As an example, Rheumatoid arthritis is a joint inflammation condition that afflicts millions of people. This type of arthritis may have other medical problems associated with it and can be a serious condition.
Derived from the Greek term for gout.
Atonic bladder
disease/disorder
A condition where the bladder stays completely full, causing incontinence when excess urine needs to enter the bladder, resulting in leakage. Certain types of atonic bladder can be treated with a specific kind of stimulation therapy. Atonic bladder can be caused by damaged to the bladder wall muscles that causes overflow leakage.
An atonic bladder is different from an overactive bladder. A-tonic means without tone, and is frequently neurologically based.
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