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rheumatoid

rheu·ma·toid
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [roo-muh-toid]
    • /ˈru məˌtɔɪd/
    • /ˈruːmətɔɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roo-muh-toid]
    • /ˈru məˌtɔɪd/

Definitions of rheumatoid word

  • adjective rheumatoid resembling rheumatism. 1
  • abbreviation RHEUMATOID rheumatic. 1
  • adjective rheumatoid arthritic 1
  • adjective rheumatoid (of the symptoms of a disease) resembling rheumatism 0
  • adjective rheumatoid of or like rheumatism 0
See all 5 definitions of rheumatoid

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Origin of rheumatoid

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < Greek rheumat- (stem of rheûma; see rheum) + -oid

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Parts of speech for Rheumatoid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rheumatoid

rheumatoid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

    rheumatoid arthritis that begins before puberty, often preceded by such symptoms as fever, patchy rash, and weight loss.

  • rheumatoid factor

    an antibody that is found in the blood of many persons afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis and that reacts against globulins in the blood.

  • arthritis

    Arthritis is a medical condition in which the joints in someone's body are swollen and painful.

  • auranofin

    a gold-containing compound, C 20 H 34 AuO 9 PS, used orally in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

  • autoimmune disease

    a disease resulting from a disordered immune reaction in which antibodies are produced against one's own tissues, as systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis.

  • azathioprine

    a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C9H7N7O2S
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