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any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues rheumatoid arthritis: 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
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| rheumatism |
any of several pathological conditions of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves, characterized by discomfort and disability
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| rheumatism |
A group of disorders marked by inflammation or pain in the connective tissue structures of the body. These structures include bone, cartilage, and fat.
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| rheumatism |
Pain and limitation of movement of the musculoskeletal system such as may occur in gout, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and many other diseases (from the Greek word rheumatismos meaning that which flows)
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| rheumatism |
An indefinite term applied to various conditions with pain or other symptoms which are of articular origin or related to other elements of the musculoskeletal system. (articular= relating to a joint).
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