Antonyms for rheumatoid arthritisrheuma·toid arthri·tis

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1. rheumatoid arthritisnoun

   Synonyms:
   atrophic arthritis

2. rheumatoid arthritisnoun

   A chronic and progressive disease in which the immune system attacks the joints. It is characterised by pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints, stiffness, weakness, loss of mobility and deformity. Tissues throughout the body can be affected, including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles.

   Synonyms:
   atrophic arthritis

Matched Categories

1. • Arthritis
   • Autoimmune Disease

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1. rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis, rheumatismnoun

   a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint

   Synonyms:
   atrophic arthritis, rheumatism

How to use rheumatoid arthritis in a sentence?

1. Christy Diller:

   I've got rheumatoid arthritis really bad. That's why I'm taking the marijuana.

2. Eric Peacock:

   The thing really fascinating to me in particular with autoimmune conditions— Crohn’s and colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, MS, and fibromyalgia— there’s such a pent-up demand to connect with other people who ‘get’ it.

3. Bobby Collins:

   This is unusual, because you just don't see squirrel monkeys or non-human primates having rheumatoid arthritis. It's not diagnosed very frequently, and this is a young animal. Most of the time, if you're going to see it in animals, it's older animals, where they've got chronic inflammation.

4. Jonathan Silverberg:

   They’re all related to a common inflammatory pathway, the good news is that a lot of the newer treatments that are remarkably effective for psoriasis also work well for psoriatic as well as rheumatoid arthritis.

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