People with osteoarthritis often have joint pain and reduced motion. Unlike some other forms of arthritis, osteoarthritis affects only joints and not internal organs. Rheumatoid arthritis-the second most common form of arthritis-affects other parts of the body besides the joints.eople with osteoarthritis often have joint pain and reduced motion. Unlike some other forms of arthritis, osteoarthritis affects only joints and not internal organs. Rheumatoid arthritis-the second most common form of arthritis-affects other parts of the body besides the joints.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to sleep fragmentation: polysomnography, polysomnogram. Arousals and awakenings that disrupt the normal stages and architecture of sleep. These events, which occur commonly in patients who have sleep apnea or chronic pain, contribute to daytime sleepiness and other health problems. Synonym: sleep interruption.
Habitat fragmentation is the process by which habitat loss results in the division of large, continuous habitats into smaller, more isolated remnants. schematic representation of the problem of attributing causality to âhabitat lossâ versus âhabitat fragmentationâ. (a) In modified landscapes, all measures of spatial habitat configuration are strongly intercorrelated with the amount of remaining habitat, making separation of âindependentâ effects impossible.