| rheumatoid arthritis |
A common inflammatory joint disease that is probably due to an autoimmune response. The disease is accompanied by the production of rheumatoid factor, an IgM anti-IgG antibody that may also be produced in normal immune responses.
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| rheumatoid factor |
(noun) an immunoglobin present in serum of 50-95% of adults with rheumatoid arthritis. This factor, though not specific for rheumatoid arthritis, is quite helpful in diagnosing and investigating the disease
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| rheumatoid arthritis |
Chronic inflammation of several joints also referred to as polyarthritis.
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| rheumatoid arthritis |
a common chronic inflammatory disease primarily causing pain in the joints.
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| rheumatoid factor |
A protein, an immunoglobulin M (IgM), found in serum and detectable on laboratory tests. It is associated with rheumatoid
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