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Inflammation:
A typical reaction of tissues to injury or disease. It is marked by
four signs: swelling, redness, heat, and pain.
Internist:
A doctor who specializes in internal medicine (not requiring surgery).
Isometrics:
Isometric exercises are exercises that cause a muscle to contract and
do work while joints do not move, for example, pushing against a wall.
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Joint:
The place where two bones meet. Most joints are composed of cartilage,
joint space, fibrous capsule, synovium, and ligaments.
Joint space:
The area enclosed within the fibrous capsule and synovium.
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis:
A chronic arthritis of childhood that causes pain, stiffness, swelling,
and loss of function in the joints and may also affect other parts of the body.
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