rheumatoid

Modifies a noun

• arthritis: Patients with early rheumatoid arthritis had an average starting score of 1.5, falling to about 0.7 by three years.
• synovium: These signals are available in blood and in greater amounts at sites of inflammation such as the rheumatoid synovium.
• nodule: Nodule ( rheumatoid nodule ) - firm nodules arising under the skin in areas of high pressure.
• sufferer: Information: A range of alternatives exist for the rheumatoid arthritis sufferer worried by the battery of toxic treatments from conventional medicine.
• factor: Tests for rheumatoid factor are positive on two occasions at least two months apart.
• patient: Can statins save the lives of rheumatoid arthritis patients?

Modifying Another Word

• early: Rheumatologists have much to offer patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis, particularly early rheumatoid disease.
• especially: Autoantibody levels -- especially rheumatoid factor -- appear to correlate with rheumatoid arthritis disease severity.
• particularly: Many of the tablets used for psoriatic arthritis are also used in other forms of arthritis, particularly rheumatoid arthritis.
• even: Even rheumatoid arthritis, which usually occurs in hands, can affect the ball of the foot.