Intra-articular Health Dictionary

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Intra-articular: From 1 Different Sources

adj. within a joint. The term is commonly used to specify a fracture pattern, the location of a soft-tissue injury, or the route of injection of a drug. See also extra-articular; periarticular.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Intra

Pre?x indicating inside or within. For example, intracellular: within a cell; intra-articular: within a joint.... intra

Articular

Articular means anything connected with a joint: for example, articular rheumatism.... articular

Borreria Articularis

(Linn. f.) F. N. Williams.

Synonym: B. hispada (L.) K. Sch. Spermacoce hispida Linn.

Family: Rubiaceae.

Habitat: Throughout India, as a weed in cultivated and sallow lands and pastures.

English: Shaggy Button Weed.

Ayurvedic: Madana-ghanti.

Siddha/Tamil: Nathaichoori.

Folk: Ghanti-chi-bhaaji (Maharashtra), Gatbhanjan, Satgathiyaa.

Action: Herb—used in the treatment of headache. Root—prescribed as a mouthwash in toothache. Leaf— juice is given as an astringent in haemorrhoids. Seeds—used as demulcent in diarrhoea and dysentery.

The weed contains beta-sitosterol, ursolic acid and D-mannitol. It is rich in calcium and phosphorus. Isorham- netin, a flavonoid, is reported in the seeds.... borreria articularis

Extra-articular

adj. not involving a joint. The term is commonly used to specify a fracture pattern or the position of a bone tumour. It is also used to describe nonarticular or systemic manifestations of severe rheumatoid arthritis; for example, inflammation of the eyes, lungs, and heart, skin nodules and vasculitis, and nerve damage (neuropathy). See also intra-articular; periarticular.... extra-articular

Intra Vitam

Latin: during life.... intra vitam

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