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Descriptions of Back

Back: the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
Source: WordNet 2.1

Back : posterior part of the trunk from the neck to the pelvis.
Source: CRISP

Summary Information: Back

Back: The back region including spine and back muscles.

Condition count: 56 ; see list below.

Organ subtypes: spine (52), spinal cord (22)

Number: 1 back

Main condition: back conditions

Organs: list of all organs

Diseases List for Back:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Back' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:

A

  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ... spinal cord
  • Adrenoleukodystrophy ... spinal cord
  • Adult SMA ... spine
  • Adult-onset ALD ... spinal cord
  • Alexander Syndrome ... spinal cord
  • Anencephaly ... spinal cord
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis ... spine
  • Arthritis ... spine

    B

  • Back conditions ... back
  • Back Impairment ... back
  • Back pain ... back
  • Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... spinal cord

    C

  • Classic childhood ALD ... spinal cord

    D

  • Demyelinating disorder ... spine
  • Disc Disorders ... back, spine
  • Dislocation ... spine

    F

  • Female carrier ALD ... spinal cord
  • Friedreich's ataxia ... spinal cord

    H

  • Herniated disc ... back, spine

    K

  • Klippel Feil Syndrome ... spine
  • Kyphosis ... spine

    L

  • Leukodystrophy ... spinal cord
  • Lordosis ... back, spine
  • Lumbago ... back

    M

  • Metachromatic Leukodystrophy ... spinal cord
  • Multiple Sclerosis ... spinal cord
  • Myelitis ... spinal cord

    N

  • Neural tube defect ... spinal cord

    O

  • Osteoarthritis ... back, spine
  • Osteomyelitis ... spine

    P

  • Paget's disease of bone ... spine
  • Progressive Spinobulbar muscular atrophy ... spine

    R

  • Reiter’s syndrome ... back, spine

    S

  • Scheuermann's disease ... spine, vertebrae
  • Sciatica ... back, spine
  • Scoliosis ... spine
  • Seronegative spondyloarthropathy ... spine
  • Spina bifida ... spinal cord
  • Spinal conditions ... spine
  • Spinal Cord Disorders ... spinal cord
  • Spinal cord injury ... spinal cord, spine
  • Spinal Cord Tumor ... spinal cord
  • Spinal curvature ... spine, vertebrae
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy ... spine
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy type I ... spine
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy type II ... spine
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy type III ... spine
  • Spinal stenosis ... spine
  • Spondylitis ... spine
  • Spondylosis ... spine
  • Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord ... spinal cord
  • Syringomyelia ... spinal cord

    T

  • Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome ... spinal cord
  • Transverse myelitis ... spinal cord
  • Tuberculosis ... spine

    V

  • Vertebral fracture ... spine
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