: one affected with rheumatism
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Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2023
Horizon, which is based in Ireland, sells orphan drugs, which are medications for rare diseases, and drugs to treat rheumatic diseases.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2023
Eventually, Koren said, her team’s work could lead to a variety of new therapies for diseases that currently have no cure, in the form of magnetic stimulation or other non-invasive therapies for patients with rheumatic arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis and other disorders.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2022
Downey says that some of her fatigue is now coming back, and she’s been connecting with other people who have psoriatic arthritis through CreakyJoints, an advocacy and research organization for people with arthritis and rheumatic disease, for support.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 12 Oct. 2021
Charis Hill of Sacramento, who uses they/them pronouns, has axial spondyloarthritis, a progressive rheumatic inflammatory disease.
—Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
Psoriasis does cause inflammation in the body, which may explain why people with psoriasis, like other rheumatic disorders, are at higher risk for heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
Eye boogers are primarily a combination of mucus, tears, and skin cells known as rheum and are scientifically termed rheumatic.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
Plus, the swimmers who suffered from rheumatic diseases like arthritis or fibromyalgia reported pain relief.
—Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
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Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug that is used for some rheumatic conditions, such as systemic lupus, and for some less-common types of hair loss (called scarring alopecias).
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2023
Horizon, which is based in Ireland, sells orphan drugs, which are medications for rare diseases, and drugs to treat rheumatic diseases.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2023
Eventually, Koren said, her team’s work could lead to a variety of new therapies for diseases that currently have no cure, in the form of magnetic stimulation or other non-invasive therapies for patients with rheumatic arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis and other disorders.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2022
Downey says that some of her fatigue is now coming back, and she’s been connecting with other people who have psoriatic arthritis through CreakyJoints, an advocacy and research organization for people with arthritis and rheumatic disease, for support.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 12 Oct. 2021
Charis Hill of Sacramento, who uses they/them pronouns, has axial spondyloarthritis, a progressive rheumatic inflammatory disease.
—Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
Psoriasis does cause inflammation in the body, which may explain why people with psoriasis, like other rheumatic disorders, are at higher risk for heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
Eye boogers are primarily a combination of mucus, tears, and skin cells known as rheum and are scientifically termed rheumatic.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
Plus, the swimmers who suffered from rheumatic diseases like arthritis or fibromyalgia reported pain relief.
—Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
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rheumatic
adjective
rheu·mat·ic
ru̇-ˈmat-ik
: of, relating to, characteristic of, or suffering from rheumatism
rheumatically
adverb
-ˈmat-i-k(ə-)lē
Medical Definition
rheumatic
1 of 2 adjective
rheu·mat·ic
ru̇-ˈmat-ik 
: of, relating to, characteristic of, or affected with rheumatism
rheumatic pain
a rheumatic joint
rheumatic
2 of 2 noun
: an individual affected with rheumatism
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