| vertebral polyarthritis | Inflammation of a number of the intervertebral disks without involvement of the vertebral bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| polyarthritis | <pathology> An inflammation of several joints together. Origin: Gr. Arthron = joint (18 Nov 1997) |
| polyarthritis chronica | An obsolete term for rheumatoid arthritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polyarthritis chronica villosa | A chronic inflammation confined to the synovial membrane, involving a number of joints; it occurs in women at the menopause and in children. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polyarthritis rheumatica acuta | An obsolete term for polyarthritis associated with rheumatic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epidemic polyarthritis | A mild febrile illness of humans in Australia characterised by polyarthralgia and rash, caused by the Ross River virus, a member of the family Togaviridae, and transmitted by mosquitoes. Synonym: epidemic exanthema, Murray Valley rash, Ross River fever. (05 Mar 2000) |