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Posted by Crystal Zamudio on Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Just some common inflammation terminology!
>Dermatitis: Skin inflammation
>Hidradentitis: Sweat gland inflammation
>Onychitis: Nail inflammation
>Bursitis: Bursa inflammation (*a bursa lies between a tendon and bone)(*tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone)
>Myelitis: Bone marrow inflammation (*bone marrow is a flexible tissue found in the interior of bones)
>Osteoarthritis: Bone and joint inflammation
>Spondylitis: One or more vertebrae inflammation
>Tendonitis: Tendon inflammation (*tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone)
>Appendicitis: Appendix inflammation (*a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine)
>Cholecystitis: Gallbladder inflammation (*the small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, in which bile is stored after secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine)
>Enteritis: Small intestine inflammation (*The part of the intestine that runs between the stomach and the large intestine; the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum collectively)
>Gingivitis: Gums inflammation
>Hepatitis: Liver inflammation
>Pancreatitis: Pancreas inflammation (*a large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum)
>Sialadenitis: Salivary gland inflammation
>Stomatitis: Mouth inflammation
>Arteritis: Artery inflammation
>Endocarditis: Endocardium inflammation (*within the heart)
>Myocarditis: Heart muscle inflammation
>Pericarditis: Pericardium inflammation (*around the heart)
>Phlebitis: Vein inflammation
>Bronchitis: Bronchi inflammation (*main air passages to the lungs)
>Laryngitis: Larynx inflammation (*voice box)
>Pneumonitis: Lung inflammation
>Tonsillitis: Tonsils inflammation
>Nephritis: Kidney inflammation
>Thyroiditis: Thyroid gland inflammation ( *large ductless gland in the neck that secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism)
>Encephalitis: Brain inflammation
>Meningitis: Meninges of the spinal cord or brain inflammation
>Otitis: Ear inflammation
>Otitis Media: Middle ear inflammation
>Blepharitis: Eyelid inflammation
>Cervicitis: Cervix inflammation (*the narrow necklike passage forming the lower end of the uterus)
>Salpingitis: Fallopian tube inflammation
>Vaginitis: Vaginal inflammation
>Uveitis: Eye inflammation
>Rhinitis: Nose inflammation
>Glossitis: Tongue inflammation
>Pharyngitis: Throat inflammation
>Cystitis: Bladder inflammation
>Dermatitis: Skin inflammation
>Hidradentitis: Sweat gland inflammation
>Onychitis: Nail inflammation
>Bursitis: Bursa inflammation (*a bursa lies between a tendon and bone)(*tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone)
>Myelitis: Bone marrow inflammation (*bone marrow is a flexible tissue found in the interior of bones)
>Osteoarthritis: Bone and joint inflammation
>Spondylitis: One or more vertebrae inflammation
>Tendonitis: Tendon inflammation (*tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone)
>Appendicitis: Appendix inflammation (*a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine)
>Cholecystitis: Gallbladder inflammation (*the small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, in which bile is stored after secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine)
>Enteritis: Small intestine inflammation (*The part of the intestine that runs between the stomach and the large intestine; the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum collectively)
>Gingivitis: Gums inflammation
>Hepatitis: Liver inflammation
>Pancreatitis: Pancreas inflammation (*a large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum)
>Sialadenitis: Salivary gland inflammation
>Stomatitis: Mouth inflammation
>Arteritis: Artery inflammation
>Endocarditis: Endocardium inflammation (*within the heart)
>Myocarditis: Heart muscle inflammation
>Pericarditis: Pericardium inflammation (*around the heart)
>Phlebitis: Vein inflammation
>Bronchitis: Bronchi inflammation (*main air passages to the lungs)
>Laryngitis: Larynx inflammation (*voice box)
>Pneumonitis: Lung inflammation
>Tonsillitis: Tonsils inflammation
>Nephritis: Kidney inflammation
>Thyroiditis: Thyroid gland inflammation ( *large ductless gland in the neck that secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism)
>Encephalitis: Brain inflammation
>Meningitis: Meninges of the spinal cord or brain inflammation
>Otitis: Ear inflammation
>Otitis Media: Middle ear inflammation
>Blepharitis: Eyelid inflammation
>Cervicitis: Cervix inflammation (*the narrow necklike passage forming the lower end of the uterus)
>Salpingitis: Fallopian tube inflammation
>Vaginitis: Vaginal inflammation
>Uveitis: Eye inflammation
>Rhinitis: Nose inflammation
>Glossitis: Tongue inflammation
>Pharyngitis: Throat inflammation
>Cystitis: Bladder inflammation
