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testimony(1) (iou) and rheumatoid arthritis- joint manifestations (medicine)


testimony(1) (iou)



testimony noun. ME.
[Latin testimonium, from testis witness: see -MONY.]
Evidence, proof, esp. (Law) evidence given in court, an oral or written statement under oath or affirmation. ME.
bear testimony: see BEAR verb1.
R. L. Stevenson That she was married..was sorely contradicted by the testimony of her appearance. J. Baldwin He stated that he was not involved, and asked one of the boys to corroborate his testimony. J. Thurber Let us..consider the testimony of three separate eyewitnesses.
a. The Mosaic law, the decalogue. LME.
Ark of Testimony: see ARK 2.
b. In pl. The precepts (of God). M16.
a. (An) open acknowledgement or profession, esp. of religious faith or experience. arch. M16.
seal one's testimony with blood, seal one's testimony with one's blood be martyred for one's religious faith.
Quest Students have given testimonies to..their faith in..Christ.
b. An expression or declaration of disapproval; a protestation. arch. L16.
A written certificate, a testimonial. L16-M17.

rheumatoid arthritis- joint manifestations (medicine)


rheumatoid arthritis: joint manifestations
<radiology> Early signs: fusiform periarticular soft tissue swelling (result of effusion), Regional osteoporosis (disuse and local hyperaemia), widened joint space, marginal and central bone erosion (base of 4th proximal phalanx most common), change in ulnar styloid and distal radioulnar joint, atlantoaxial dislocation, giant synovial cysts late signs: flexion/extension contractures with ulnar subluxation/dislocation, destruction/fusion of joints, elevation of humeral heads (tear/atrophy of rotator cuff), resorption of distal clavicle, erosion of superior margins of posterior portions of 3-5th ribs, destruction/narrowing of disc spaces, destruction of zygapophyseal joints without osteophyte formation, resorption of spinous process, protrusio acetabuli (from osteoporosis)