Vi fant 3 definisjoner av rheumatoid arthritis på engelsk.
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| rheumatoid arthritis - 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 | ||
| atrophic arthritis, rheumatism | ||
| 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 | ||
| virus (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein | ||
| psoriatic arthritis a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis | ||
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| rheumatoid arthritis - A chronic and progressive disease in which the immune system attacks the joints. It is characterised by pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints, stiffness, weakness, loss of mobility and deformity. Tissues throughout the body can be affected, including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles. |