rheumatoid
adjective
rheu·ma·toid
ˈrü-mə-ˌtȯid 
ˈru̇-
: characteristic of or affected with rheumatoid arthritis
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How is rheumatoid vasculitis treated?
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Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 1 Feb. 2022
The trouble is, her rheumatoid tests are negative, and her symptoms started after traveling.
—Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2014
Conjectures vary from family history of rheumatoid illnesses to childhood trauma and severe physical or emotional stress.
—Urmi Bhattacheryya, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2020
Revenue for breast cancer treatment Ibrance dropped 7% to roughly $1.3 billion, while rheumatoid-arthritis drug Xeljanz fell 18% to $502 million.
—Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
Hydroxychloroquine is often used to treat lupus and rheumatoid disease.
—Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 28 May 2020
In a March 31 opinion piece, researchers urged their colleagues to protect patients with rheumatoid conditions and avoid misusing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2020
Other drugs that helped drive Novartis’s growth last year were Cosentyx for psoriasis and certain rheumatoid conditions, and Entresto for heart failure.
—Denise Roland, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2020
Pfizer Inc. said this month that Inflectra, its version of the blockbuster Johnson & Johnson rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade brought in $94 million in the second quarter.
—Jared S Hopkins, Bloomberg.com, 15 Aug. 2017
Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 1 Feb. 2022
The trouble is, her rheumatoid tests are negative, and her symptoms started after traveling.
—Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2014
Conjectures vary from family history of rheumatoid illnesses to childhood trauma and severe physical or emotional stress.
—Urmi Bhattacheryya, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2020
Revenue for breast cancer treatment Ibrance dropped 7% to roughly $1.3 billion, while rheumatoid-arthritis drug Xeljanz fell 18% to $502 million.
—Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
Hydroxychloroquine is often used to treat lupus and rheumatoid disease.
—Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 28 May 2020
In a March 31 opinion piece, researchers urged their colleagues to protect patients with rheumatoid conditions and avoid misusing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2020
Other drugs that helped drive Novartis’s growth last year were Cosentyx for psoriasis and certain rheumatoid conditions, and Entresto for heart failure.
—Denise Roland, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2020
Pfizer Inc. said this month that Inflectra, its version of the blockbuster Johnson & Johnson rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade brought in $94 million in the second quarter.
—Jared S Hopkins, Bloomberg.com, 15 Aug. 2017
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rheumatoid
adjective
rheu·ma·toid
-ˌtȯid
: characteristic of or affected with rheumatoid arthritis
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