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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Underlying conditions such as gout, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis can also increase the risk of hip bursitis.11
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Specialty pharmacies are designed to deliver medications with unique handling, storage and distribution requirements, often for patients with complex conditions such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
This money, the Biden administration explained, would be used to close research gaps on conditions tied to women’s midlife health—like rheumatoid arthritis, heart attacks and osteoporosis—especially those that become more common after menopause.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2024
Some, like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, are autoimmune conditions in which the immune system mistakes healthy tissues as threats and attacks them.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Specialty pharmacies are designed to deliver medications with unique handling, storage and distribution requirements, often for patients with complex conditions such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
This money, the Biden administration explained, would be used to close research gaps on conditions tied to women’s midlife health—like rheumatoid arthritis, heart attacks and osteoporosis—especially those that become more common after menopause.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2024
Some, like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, are autoimmune conditions in which the immune system mistakes healthy tissues as threats and attacks them.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Rheumatoid arthritis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatoid%20arthritis. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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