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: rheumatoid_arthritis
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> 1 sense of the expression
rheumatoid arthritis
:
NOUN
state
rheumatoid arthritis
,
atrophic arthritis
,
rheumatism
a
chronic
autoimmune disease
with
inflammation
of the
joints
and
marked
deformities
English
>
rheumatoid arthritis
: 1 sense
> noun 1, state
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
.
Synonyms
atrophic arthritis
,
rheumatism
Category
virus
(virology)
ultramicroscopic
infectious agent
that
replicates
itself only within
cells
of living
hosts
Narrower
Still's disease
,
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
A
form
of
rheumatoid arthritis
that
affects
children
psoriatic arthritis
A
form
of
rheumatoid arthritis
usually
affecting
fingers
and
toes
and
associated
with
psoriasis
Broader
arthritis
inflammation
of a
joint
or
joints
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
Catalan
artritis reumatoide
,
reumatisme articular
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