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MeSH Heading: Arthritis
Tree Number(s): C05.550.114
Unique ID: D001168
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001168
Annotation: tends to be chronic so do not coordinate with CHRONIC DISEASE; do not confuse with ARTHRALGIA; note entry term POLYARTHRITIS but polyarthrite chronique évolutive (PCE) = ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; note several specific types of arthritis are available
Scope Note: Acute or chronic inflammation of JOINTS.
Entry Term(s): Oligoarthritis; Polyarthritis
See Also: Arthritis, Gouty; Arthritis, Psoriatic
Public MeSH Note: 1977; see ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID 1975-1976
History Note: 1977(1966)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/10/18

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Arthritis MeSH Descriptor Data 2024