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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May Decrease Arthritis Pain Curcumin has been studied for its effects on pain in people with rheumatoid arthritis (a type of inflammatory arthritis).
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025
However, eating eggplant may cause inflammation in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 3 Feb. 2025
Because inflammatory conditions trigger many seemingly unrelated diseases, Humira helps patients with numerous ailments including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease (an inflammatory bowel disease), and Ankylosing Spondylitis (a disease that causes inflammation in the spine and other joints).
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Infamous examples include the misuse of blood samples collected by a University of British Columbia researcher from the Nuu-chah-nulth people in Canada for a study of rheumatoid arthritis.
—Bysandeep Ravindran, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025
However, eating eggplant may cause inflammation in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 3 Feb. 2025
Because inflammatory conditions trigger many seemingly unrelated diseases, Humira helps patients with numerous ailments including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease (an inflammatory bowel disease), and Ankylosing Spondylitis (a disease that causes inflammation in the spine and other joints).
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Infamous examples include the misuse of blood samples collected by a University of British Columbia researcher from the Nuu-chah-nulth people in Canada for a study of rheumatoid arthritis.
—Bysandeep Ravindran, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Rheumatoid arthritis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatoid%20arthritis. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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