Definition of periarticular in English:
periarticular
adjectiveˌpɛrɪɑːˈtɪkjʊləˌperēärˈtikyələr
Medicine Situated or occurring around a joint of the body.
Example sentencesExamples
- The position and orientation of the joint, and the presence of degenerative changes and periarticular ossifications were reviewed.
- Pain in degenerative bone and joint disease is usually said to be due to inflamed periarticular soft tissues.
- Early on in the inflammatory process, only the periarticular portion of the bones are affected.
- Investigations for inflammatory disease were negative and a plain x-ray showed only periarticular osteopenia and a joint effusion (left).
- When a patient complains of joint pain, the first step is to determine whether the source of the pain is the joint or a periarticular soft tissue structure such as a bursa or tendon.
Definition of periarticular in US English:
periarticular
adjectiveˌperēärˈtikyələr
Medicine Situated or occurring around a joint of the body.
Example sentencesExamples
- When a patient complains of joint pain, the first step is to determine whether the source of the pain is the joint or a periarticular soft tissue structure such as a bursa or tendon.
- Investigations for inflammatory disease were negative and a plain x-ray showed only periarticular osteopenia and a joint effusion (left).
- Pain in degenerative bone and joint disease is usually said to be due to inflamed periarticular soft tissues.
- The position and orientation of the joint, and the presence of degenerative changes and periarticular ossifications were reviewed.
- Early on in the inflammatory process, only the periarticular portion of the bones are affected.