Acute

An acute disease is a disease with either or both of:
1. a rapid onset;
2. a short course
The term acute is often confused by people to mean severe - this is a different characteristic. 

BMR - Basal Metabolic Weight

The number of calories that your body burns when at rest. BMR decreases with age, but this can be prevented through regular cardiovascular exercise.

Bone Weight

Indicates the weight of bone mineral in the body.

Bursae (plural or bursa)

A closed fluid-filled sac that functions to provide a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body.

Cartilage

Cartilage is a type of dense connective tissue. Cartilage serves several functions, including providing a framework upon which bone growth can begin and supplying smooth surfaces for the movement of articulating bones. Cartilage is found in many places in the body including the joints.

Chronic

A chronic disease is a disease that is long-lasting or recurrent. The term chronic describes the course of the disease, or its rate of onset and development. Chronic can refer to a persistent and lasting medical condition, such as diabetes.

Cortisone

Cortisone is a steroid hormone, sometimes used to treat a variety of ailments.

Ligament

A fibrous tissue that connect bones to other bones.

Muscle Mass

The weight of muscle in your body

NSAID

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs, are drugs with pain killing and anti-inflammatory effects - they reduce pain, fever and inflammation.

Osteocyte

An osteocyte, a star-shaped cell, is the most abundant cell found in bone.

Synovial Fluid

Synovial fluid is a thick, stringy fluid found in the cavities of synovial joints (example the knee joint). With its egg-like consistency, synovial fluid reduces friction between the cartilage and other tissues in joints to lubricate and cushion them during movement.

Synovial Membrane

A layer of connective tissue that lines the cavities of joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae and makes synovial fluid, which has a lubricating function.

Tendon

The tissue by which a muscle attaches to bone. A tendon is somewhat flexible, but fibrous and tough. Tendons are like ligaments in being tough, flexible cords. But tendons differ from ligaments in that tendons extend from muscle to bone whereas ligaments go from bone to bone as at a joint.

Visceral Fat

Visceral fat surrounds the internal organs in the stomach/trunk area of your body. High levels of visceral fat increase the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.