antritis definition
Acute or chronic inflammation of one or more joints, usually accompanied by pain and stiffness, resulting from infection, trauma, degenerative changes, autoimmune disease, or other causes. See also osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis. A further workup with upper and lower endoscopies revealed mild antritis and duodenitis, with a grade 1 esophageal varices and diverticulosis with an internal hemorrhoid. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy was performed after 3 months; it showed mild antritis and partially recovered distal duodenal mucosa. Any of several diseases of the joints, such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, characterized by pain, swelling, and often stiffness, and usually involving inflammation. ar·thrit′ic (-thrĭt′ĭk) adj. & n. ar·thrit′i·cal·ly adv. acute or chronic inflammation of a joint, often accompanied by pain and structural changes and having diverse causes, as infection, crystal deposition, or injury. Compare bursitis, gout, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis. Gastritis is inflammation of the lining of the stomach. It may occur as a short episode or may be of a long duration. There may be no symptoms but, when symptoms are present, the most common is upper abdominal pain. Other possible symptoms include nausea and vomiting, bloating, loss of appetite and heartburn. maxillary sinusitis. /an·tri·tis/ (an-tri´tis) inflammation of an antrum, chiefly of the maxillary antrum (sinus). (1) Maxillary sinusitis. (2) A nonspecific term for inflammation of any antrum or sinus (maxillary or nasal). inflammation of the gastric antrum, the expanded portion of the pyloric part of the stomach. Arthritis is inflammation of one or more of your joints. The main symptoms of arthritis are joint pain and stiffness, which typically worsen with age. The most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis causes cartilage — the hard, slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones where they form a joint — to break down. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that first targets the lining of joints (synovium). PostFri Dec 11, 2015 10:10 pm. Antritis is a non specific term for inflammation of any antrum. Antrum is a general term for any nearly closed cavity or chamber. Ex. Antrum of the stomach (gastric antrum). I suppose many things can cause inflammation. Sep 30th, 2013 7:39 pm. Antritis - an infection or inflammation of the sinus cavities above and below the eyes. Antritis is a very common disease that occurs periodically for millions of people around the world. Antritis is most often affects the frontal, maxillary, paranasal sinuses and ethmoid sinuses, wedge-shaped sinus. Well, I have sinus antritis but I'm betting that's not what you have. :) Antrum means roughly 'gateway'. The antrum you were having scoped is the bottom part of your stomach, near the pyloric valve. -itis means inflammation, so antritis is inflammation or irritation of an antrum. Gastritis is a really general term for 'angry tummy', it means the lining of your stomach or upper intestine is irritated and painful. hope that helped a bit. (Look ma, using my Latin class *grin*)
An infection or inflammation of the sinus cavities above and below the eyes.