rheu·ma·toid arthritis
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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 — 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
nonrheumatoid — non·rheu·ma·toid rü mə .tȯid adj not relating to, affected with, or being rheumatoid arthritis … Medical dictionary
