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Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis Meaning & Definition
Rheumatoid arthritis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rheumatoid arthritis?

[n] 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 | Synonyms for Rheumatoid arthritis: atrophic arthritis | rheumatism

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See Also | arthritis | autoimmune disease | autoimmune disorder | juvenile rheumatoid arthritis | psoriatic arthritis | Still's disease

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