Back

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

Back: Related Topics

• Back symptoms
• Back disease
• Back disorder
• Back pain

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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