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(A few loved ones have w:Rheumatoid arthritis + sourced some key definitions for autoimmune diseases from the Wikipedia + File:Joint.svg) |
(→Autoimmune diseases: + w:List of autoimmune diseases + the brief listing of the biggest Arthritis & Rheumatism organizations. These were called Rheumatism, until the docs realized that these are autoimmune diseases, and the docs started calling them autoimmune diseases, yet the old lingo stuck around) |
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* [[w:Osteoarthritis]] ('''OA''') is a type of degenerative [[w:joint disease]] that results from breakdown of [[w:articular cartilage|articular joint cartilage]] and underlying [[w:bone]]. | * [[w:Osteoarthritis]] ('''OA''') is a type of degenerative [[w:joint disease]] that results from breakdown of [[w:articular cartilage|articular joint cartilage]] and underlying [[w:bone]]. | ||
* [[w:Synovial joint]], also known as '''diarthrosis''', joins bones or cartilage with a fibrous [[w:joint capsule]] that is continuous with the [[w:periosteum]] of the joined bones, constitutes the outer boundary of a synovial cavity, and surrounds the bones' articulating surfaces. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Synovial_joint&oldid=1072741262 Wikipedia]) | * [[w:Synovial joint]], also known as '''diarthrosis''', joins bones or cartilage with a fibrous [[w:joint capsule]] that is continuous with the [[w:periosteum]] of the joined bones, constitutes the outer boundary of a synovial cavity, and surrounds the bones' articulating surfaces. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Synovial_joint&oldid=1072741262 Wikipedia]) | ||
'''Lists''' | |||
* [[w:List of autoimmune diseases]] is a list of [[w:autoimmune diseases]] is categorized by [[w:organ (anatomy)|w:organ]] and tissue type to help locate diseases that may be similar. | |||
'''Organizations''' | |||
* [[w:European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology]] is a European non-governmental organization which represents the people with arthritis/rheumatism, health professional and scientific societies of rheumatology of all the European nations. (Wikipedia) | |||
* [[w:International League of Associations of Rheumatology]] is an international body of the associations of Rheumatologists from around the world. | |||
* [[w:Arthritis Foundation]] is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to addressing the needs of people living with arthritis in the United States. | |||
* [[w:Arthritis Australia]] - [http://arthritisaustralia.com.au/ arthritisaustralia.com.au] - Australia | |||
* [[w:Versus Arthritis]] - [https://www.versusarthritis.org/ versusarthritis.org] - UK | |||
* [http://jointhealth.org/ ''Arthritis Consumer Experts'' at jointhealth.org] - Canada | |||
* [https://spondylitis.org/ ''Spondylitis Association of America'' at spondylitis.org]- U.S.A. | |||
* [https://arthritis.ca/ The Arthritis Society at arthritis.ca] – Canada | |||
* [[w:The Swedish Rheumatism Association]] - [https://reumatiker.se/ reumatiker.se]- Sweden | |||
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