Medical Dictionary
rheumatoid arthritis
noun
Medical Definition of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
: a usually chronic disease that is considered an autoimmune disease and is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints—abbreviation RA; called also atrophic arthritis; compare osteoarthritis
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