rheumatoid
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- rheumatoidally adverb
Etymology
Origin of rheumatoid
1855–60; < Greek rheumat- (stem of rheûma; see rheum) + -oid
Example Sentences
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The findings open the possibility of clinical trials to test sEH inhibitors as treatments for diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
Lilly confirmed earlier this month that it had halted the development of a drug candidate for B cell-driven diseases, which had been in mid-stage studies for multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
In addition to MS, the virus has been linked to lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and long COVID.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026
But rheumatoid arthritis patients aren’t routinely in the hospital and likely wouldn’t opt for a medication that requires them to visit one, according to Tzianabos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Soraya told me that, ever since her mother’s stroke, every flutter in her chest was a heart attack, every aching joint the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, and every twitch of the eye another stroke.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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