rheumatoid arthritis
noun
: a usually chronic autoimmune disease that is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints
—abbreviation RA
compare osteoarthritis
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Based on X-rays and blood tests, I am diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Health, 20 May 2025
Experts now believe that vagus nerve stimulation could have a broader range of uses, from treating inflammatory bowel disease to rheumatoid arthritis, according to a 2022 review published in Clinical Sciences.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 18 May 2025
The gender gap was greatest with rheumatoid arthritis — women had triple the risk of dying from heart disease compared to men.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 8 May 2025
Lemke’s work showed how problems with TAM receptors or their pathways are associated with drug-resistant cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases such as lupus, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Health, 20 May 2025
Experts now believe that vagus nerve stimulation could have a broader range of uses, from treating inflammatory bowel disease to rheumatoid arthritis, according to a 2022 review published in Clinical Sciences.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 18 May 2025
The gender gap was greatest with rheumatoid arthritis — women had triple the risk of dying from heart disease compared to men.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 8 May 2025
Lemke’s work showed how problems with TAM receptors or their pathways are associated with drug-resistant cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases such as lupus, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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“Rheumatoid arthritis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatoid%20arthritis. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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