rheumatoid arthritis
noun
: a usually chronic autoimmune disease that is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints
—abbreviation RA
compare osteoarthritis
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Certain health conditions: Endocrine disorders like thyroid dysfunction, GI conditions that limit your ability to absorb nutrients, autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, and various cancers can also do a number on your bones.
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Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 June 2025
However, in autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, T cells can either directly harm the body’s own tissues or act as helper cells that enable other immune cells to produce antibodies that attack the body.
—New Atlas, 19 June 2025
In addition to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, the proposal passed by the state Senate would permanently extend an existing law prohibiting step therapy for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, which was set to sunset on January 1, 2027.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
Other rheumatologists testified that hundreds of their patients diagnosed by Zamora-Quezada in fact did not have rheumatoid arthritis, according to federal officials.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
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Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 June 2025
However, in autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, T cells can either directly harm the body’s own tissues or act as helper cells that enable other immune cells to produce antibodies that attack the body.
—New Atlas, 19 June 2025
In addition to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, the proposal passed by the state Senate would permanently extend an existing law prohibiting step therapy for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, which was set to sunset on January 1, 2027.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025
Other rheumatologists testified that hundreds of their patients diagnosed by Zamora-Quezada in fact did not have rheumatoid arthritis, according to federal officials.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rheumatoid arthritis
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“Rheumatoid arthritis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatoid%20arthritis. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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