Rheumatoid Arthritis Definition

ro͝omə-toid
noun
A chronic disease whose cause is unknown, characterized by inflammation, pain, and swelling of the joints accompanied by spasms in adjacent muscles and often leading to deformity of the joints.
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Noun

Singular:
rheumatoid arthritis
Plural:
rheumatoid arthritides

Rheumatoid Arthritis Sentence Examples

  • A common family of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis have been linked with skin problems.

  • Patients with early rheumatoid arthritis had an average starting score of 1.5, falling to about 0.7 by three years.

  • In rheumatoid arthritis it prevents the immune system from attacking cartilage giving the body the chance to rebuild damaged cartilage.

  • We are a patient led national Charity focussing specifically on Rheumatoid Arthritis.

  • Autoantibody levels -- especially rheumatoid factor -- appear to correlate with rheumatoid arthritis disease severity.

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