rheumatoid

adjective

rheu·​ma·​toid ˈrü-mə-ˌtȯid 

ˈru̇-

: characteristic of or affected with rheumatoid arthritis

Examples of rheumatoid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reduces Inflammation Dragon fruit's anti-inflammatory properties may help with pain and swelling, reducing chronic pain, inflammation, and tenderness from rheumatoid arthritis.6 7. —Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025

This may help reduce chronic pain, inflammation, and tenderness from rheumatoid arthritis.6 7. —Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2024

One study concluded about 20% of patients with rheumatoid diseases who actively consume cannabis report an improvement in pain. —Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024

Born July 17, 1935, in Saint John Canada, Sutherland survived a series of childhood diseases that included infantile paralysis, rheumatoid fever, and spinal meningitis. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 June 2024

Lumps on the elbows, called rheumatoid nodules, may develop as well. —Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 June 2024

How is rheumatoid vasculitis treated? —Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 1 Feb. 2022

The trouble is, her rheumatoid tests are negative, and her symptoms started after traveling. —Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2014

Conjectures vary from family history of rheumatoid illnesses to childhood trauma and severe physical or emotional stress. —Urmi Bhattacheryya, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2020

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from rheumatism

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing rheumatoid

• rheumatoid arthritis
• rheumatoid factor

Rhymes for rheumatoid

• adenoid
• alkaloid
• amoeboid
• amyloid
• aneroid
• anthropoid
• arachnoid
• asteroid
• benzenoid
• carcinoid
• celluloid
• coronoid

Medical Definition

rheumatoid

adjective

rheu·​ma·​toid -ˌtȯid 

: characteristic of or affected with rheumatoid arthritis