Adhesive Capsulitides: Inflammation of a bursa, occasionally accompanied by a calcific deposit in the underlying supraspinatus tendon. The most common site is the subdeltoid bursa. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Synonym: adhesive capsulitis, bursitis, bursitides.

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