"Wear and Tear"

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Across
  1. 2. Process by which arthritis affects the bone; the organic bone matrix becomes filled with calcium phosphate nanocrystals
  2. 5. Class of steroid hormones that are used to treat inflammatory forms of arthritis
  3. 8. Joint pain and swelling triggered by an infection in another part of the body
  4. 10. Joint inflammation that develops in people with psoriasis (autoimmune disorder that causes skin irritation)
  5. 12. A disease that causes hard crystals of uric acid to form in your joints.
  6. 13. Family history of arthritis, stress on joints, autoimmune diseases or viral infections
  7. 14. The term for any disease of your joints; another word for arthritis
Down
  1. 1. Arthritis of the spine (usually your lower back)
  2. 3. Type of drug that treats rheumatoid arthritis by decreasing the activity of the immune system
  3. 4. A disorder where the immune system attacks the tissue around joints, usually in children ages 16 or younger
  4. 5. Therapeutic injections that may help temporarily relieve pain and inflammation in your joints
  5. 6. Inflammation of one or more joints, causing pain and stiffness that can worsen with age
  6. 7. A disease that causes the immune system to attack synovial membranes in your joints
  7. 9. Pain, stiffness, swelling, redness, decreased range of motion
  8. 11. A degenerative joint disease, in which the tissues in the joint break down over time