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RHEUMATOID
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to arthritis
Example:
rheumy with age and grief
Synonyms:
arthritic; creaky; rheumatic; rheumatoid; rheumy
Classified under:
Similar:
unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)
Context examples:
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer and certain other diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
(Fostamatinib disodium, NCI Dictionary)
When the scientists exposed human T cells to tofacitinib—a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis—the activities of many genes controlled by SEs were preferentially affected.
(Autoimmune Disease Super-Regulators Uncovered, NIH)
The MMP3 gene is associated with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and neoplasm invasiveness.
(MMP3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
TNF inhibitors are also used to treat chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
(Researchers discover otulipenia, a new inflammatory disease, NIH)
Certain folic acid antagonists are used to treat some types of cancer and inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
(Folic acid antagonist, NCI Dictionary)
A rare condition that involves inflammation and necrosis of the walls of the blood vessels; may occur in rheumatoid arthritis.
(Necrotizing Vasculitis, NCI Thesaurus)
Mutation of the gene is associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.
(PADI4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Certain folate antagonists are used to treat some types of cancer and inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
(Folate antagonist, NCI Dictionary)
An orally available, lipophilic, organogold compound, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, with anti-inflammatory and potential antineoplastic activities.
(Auranofin, NCI Thesaurus)
It is also used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis that does not get better with other types of treatment.
(Azathioprine sodium, NCI Dictionary)
