Enthesis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈθiː.sɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Enthesis is a noun meaning (anatomy) The insertion point at which a tendon, ligament, or muscle inserts into a bone.
Meaning
(anatomy) The insertion point at which a tendon, ligament, or muscle inserts into a bone.
Example Sentences
Functional entheses occur where tendinous and ligamentous structures, while not actually attaching to bone, are adjacent and in a close relationship to the underlying bone.
Like arthritis, peripheral enthesitis occurs predominantly in the lower extremities, particularly in the foot, at single sites at onset, and then at several entheses throughout the course of the disease.
Inflammation of the enthesis, when associated with arthritis in children, is called the syndrome of seronegative enthesopathy associated with arthritis (SEA). The entheses most commonly involved in children are the plantar aponeurosis, calcaneal enthesis, and distal and proximal patellar ligament insertions.
Word Forms
- entheses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include insertion, implantation, epithesis, epicondyle, endotendon, epicondyl.
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