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Abstract
Inflammation or irritation of a SYNOVIAL BURSA, the fibrous sac that acts as a cushion between moving structures of bones, muscles, tendons or skin.
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- Bursitides
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder
- Capsulitis
- Capsulitis, Adhesive
- Frozen Shoulder
- Pes Anserine Bursitis
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis
- Adhesive Capsulitides
- Adhesive Capsulitides, Shoulder
- Adhesive Capsulitis, Shoulder
- Bursitides, Pes Anserine
- Bursitis, Pes Anserine
- Capsulitides
- Capsulitides, Adhesive
- Capsulitides, Shoulder Adhesive
- Capsulitis, Shoulder Adhesive
- Frozen Shoulders
- Pes Anserine Bursitides
- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitides
- Shoulder, Frozen
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with specific joint
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bursitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002062. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002062
- Bursitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursitis
- Bursitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q645363