- 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·ma·toid arthritis — /ˈruːməˌtoıd / noun [noncount] medical : a serious disease that continues to become worse over a long period of time and that causes the joints to become very painful, stiff, and swollen … Useful english dictionary
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
