A chronic and progressive disease in which the immune system attacks the joints. It is characterised by pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints, stiffness, weakness, loss of mobility and deformity. Tissues throughout the body can be affected, including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles.
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Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: atrophic arthritis, rheumatism
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Broader terms: arthritis, autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder
Narrower terms: psoriatic arthritis, Still's disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
