rheumatoid
IPA: rˈumʌtɔɪd
noun
- (medicine, dated) A person with rheumatoid arthritis.
adjective
- (medicine, usually) Involving or pertaining to rheumatism, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- (medicine, dated) Presenting analogies with rheumatism.
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Examples of "rheumatoid" in Sentences
- But there's another type called rheumatoid arthritis RA, a serious autoimmune disease.
- Suppose Jane studys French and learns the meaning of the French word “arthrite”, namely a rheumatoid ailment that affects the joints only.
- Factors such as drinking three or more units of alcohol per day, a family history of osteoporosis and long-term rheumatoid arthritis are among those that can increase fracture risk.
- SATURDAY, Nov. 5 HealthDay News -- Exposure to certain types of air pollution is associated with an increased risk for the painful joint disease known as rheumatoid arthritis, new research suggests.
- A 2000 study published in the American Journal of Pathology demonstrated a single injection of the adjuvant squalene into rats triggered "chronic, immune-mediated joint-specific inflammation," also known as rheumatoid arthritis. [vii]
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