Meaning | A chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint. |
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Synonyms | rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis |
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Category | virus | (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts |
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Narrower | Still's disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis | A form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children |
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psoriatic arthritis | A form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis |
Broader | arthritis | inflammation of a joint or joints |
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autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder | Any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues |
Spanish | artritis reumatoide, reumatismo articular, reumatismo |
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Catalan | artritis reumatoide, reumatisme articular |
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Adjectives | rheumatic | of or pertaining to arthritis |
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