Betekenis van:
rheumatoid arthritis

rheumatoid arthritis
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • 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

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    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. Tom has recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.
    2. People with rheumatoid arthritis symptoms should be careful about what they eat.