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Antalgic gait
Antalgic gait Gait in which patient reduces weight-bearing on painful joint or limb. (Pain-avoiding gait).
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Gait
Pattern of walking.
Joint
Where the ends of two or more bones meet.
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Antagon
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Antagonate
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Antagonist
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Antagonist medication
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Antalgic gait
Antibodies
Proteins produced by white blood cells. They confer immunity.
Anticardiolipin antibody
Autoantibody to component of cell membrane. May occur in connective tissue disease such as SLE or independently. May give rise to Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (Hughes' syndrome) - livedo reticularis, thrombocytopenia, arterial and venous thromboses and recurrent spontaneous abortion.
Antikeratin antibody
Autoantibody detected using rat oesophagus as substrate in laboratory. Presence in human serum is a reasonable specific marker for rheumatoid arthritis but is not very sensitive.
Anti-La
Autoantibody - marker for Sjogren's syndrome and other connective tissue disorders but not specific. Also known as anti-SSB.
Antimitochondrial antibody
Autoantibody found predominantly in patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Sjogren's syndrome.
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