Enthesitis is inflammation of the entheses, the sites where tendons or ligaments insert into the bone. It is also called enthesopathy, or any pathologic condition involving the entheses. The entheses are any point of attachment of skeletal muscles to the bone, where recurring stress or inflammatory autoimmune disease can cause inflammation or occa...
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Inflammation of the muscular or tendinous attachment to bone.
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Traumatic disease occurring at the insertion of muscles where recurring concentration of muscle stress provokes inflammation with a strong tendency toward fibrosis and calcification. ... Origin: G. Enthetos, implanted, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Inflammation of the muscular or tendinous attachment to bone.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: en-thĕ-sī′tis Definitions: 1. Condition occurring at the insertion of muscles where recurring concentration of muscle stress provokes inflammation with a strong tendency toward fibrosis and calcification.
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