rheu|ma|toid

rheu|ma|toid
rheu|ma|toid «ROO muh toyd», adjective.
1. resembling rheumatism: »

rheumatoid diseases.

2. having rheumatism.
rheu´ma|toi´dal|ly, adverb.

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  • rheu — rheu·mat·i·cal; rheu·mat·icky; rheu·ma·tism; rheu·ma·tiz; rheu·ma·tol·o·gist; rheu·ma·tol·o·gy; an·ti·rheu·mat·ic; rheu·mat·ic; rheu·ma·toid; rheu·mat·i·cal·ly; …   English syllables

  • rheu´ma|toi´dal|ly — rheu|ma|toid «ROO muh toyd», adjective. 1. resembling rheumatism: »rheumatoid diseases. 2. having rheumatism. –rheu´ma|toi´dal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • toid — an·a·phy·lac·toid; as·bes·toid; asth·ma·toid; ban·toid; cal·a·mi·toid; car·ci·no·ma·toid; cat·a·lep·toid; chlo·ri·toid; cho·reo·ath·e·toid; chro·ma·toid; cys·toid·ea; de·man·toid; den·toid; der·ma·toid; ec·ze·ma·toid; el·e·phan·toid;… …   English syllables

  • rheumatoid — rheu·ma·toid …   English syllables

  • rheumatoid arthritis — rheu|ma|toid ar|thri|tis [ˌru:mətɔıd a:ˈθraıtıs US a:r ] n [U] a disease that continues for many years and makes your joints painful and stiff, and often makes them lose their proper shape …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rheumatoid arthritis — rheu|ma|toid ar|thri|tis [ ,rumətɔıd ar θraıtıs ] noun uncount MEDICAL a serious illness that permanently damages your JOINTS (=where bones are joined) by making them swell and become stiff and painful …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rheumatoid — rheu•ma•toid [[t]ˈru məˌtɔɪd[/t]] adj. 1) pat resembling rheumatism 2) pat rheumatic • Etymology: 1855–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

  • rheumatoid — Resembling r. arthritis in one or more features. [G. rheuma, flux, + eidos, resemblance] * * * rheu·ma·toid .tȯid adj characteristic of or affected with rheumatoid arthritis * * * rheu·ma·toid (rooґmə toid) [rheumatism + oid] 1. resembling… …   Medical dictionary

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