rheumatoid arthritis
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~ a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint
rheumatoid factor
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~ autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid
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~ of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
rheumatologist
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~ a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases
rheumatology
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~ the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints
rheumy
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~ moist, damp, wet (especially of air); "the raw and theumy damp of night air"
rheumy
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~ of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
Rhincodontidae
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~ small-toothed sharks comprising only one species
Rhine
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~ a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
rhine
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~ United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
rhineland
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~ a picturesque region of Germany around the Rhine river
rhinencephalon
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~ a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior
rhinestone
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~ an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste
rhinion
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~ the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones
rhinitis
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~ an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge)
rhino
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~ massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout