rheumatoid arthritis

noun

, Pathology.

1. a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the joints, frequently accompanied by marked deformities, and ordinarily associated with manifestations of a general, or systemic, affliction.

rheumatoid arthritis

noun

1. a chronic disease of the musculoskeletal system, characterized by inflammation and swelling of joints (esp joints in the hands, wrists, knees, and feet), muscle weakness, and fatigue

rheumatoid arthritis

/ ro̅o̅′mə-toid′ /

1. A chronic autoimmune disease characterized by progressive arthritis of several small or medium-sized joints, especially in the hands. Symptoms can include morning stiffness, joint swelling and weakness, and deformity and disability.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rheumatoid arthritis¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Now, nearly 40 years later, thousands of studies have been published on the effects of mindfulness on everything from blood pressure and rheumatoid arthritis to depression and insomnia.

From Nautilus

The second part has to do with autoimmune illnesses such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, which also put people at higher risk.

From Washington Post

In the midst of her complex and busy life, Rich, who for most of her life had rheumatoid arthritis, endured pain and surgeries.

From Washington Blade

On Thursday, the FDA granted emergency-use authorization of the drug baricitinib, a rheumatoid arthritis treatment, in combination with remdesivir, a move that appears to reinforce US regulators’ support for the antiviral.

From Popular-Science

Patients with the autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are less likely to have those antibodies, but more likely to show positive tests for rheumatoid factor – antibodies that target other antibodies.

From No Straight News

Researchers have found that a drug approved for rheumatoid arthritis helped a patient suffering from alopecia halt his hair loss.

From The Daily Beast

The thing is that autoimmune diseases—like diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and rheumatoid arthritis—are on the rise.

From The Daily Beast

In 1994, Bill Poling was 36, unemployed and suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.

From The Daily Beast

Abbott, a global health-care company, produces everything from feeding tubes to rheumatoid-arthritis medication.

From The Daily Beast

Well, part of that was the medication for my rheumatoid arthritis.

From The Daily Beast

Associated with it are evidently symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, which is affecting her joints and teeth.

From Project Gutenberg

He admits that the latter is often associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

From Project Gutenberg

The reader may consult the observations made on four of these affections in connection with the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.

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The symptoms and clinical history of general or polyarticular and progressive rheumatoid arthritis.

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Much the same remarks apply to the view that gout in the parents may transmit a tendency to rheumatoid arthritis in the offspring.

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