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rheumatoid arthritis


rheumatoid arthritis

noun

Definition of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

: a usually chronic autoimmune disease that is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints
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