Definition: Disorders of connective tissue, especially the joints and related structures, characterized by inflammation, degeneration, or metabolic derangement. Synonym(s): Enthesopathy / Rheumatism / Disease, Rheumatic / Diseases, Rheumatic / Narrow term(s): Arthritis, Rheumatoid Gout Osteoarthritis Rheumatic Fever Fibromyalgia Hyperostosis, Sternocostoclavicular Polymyalgia Rheumatica See also: Rheumatology
Subheadings: complications / diagnosis / embryology / epidemiology / etiology / metabolism / microbiology / surgery / therapy