See Also: Rheumatoid(medicine)
rheumatoid(dictionary)
rheumatoid arteritis(medicine)
Rheumatoid arthritis(health)
rheumatoid arthritis(dictionary)
Factor, rheumatoid(health)
Arthritis, rheumatoid(health)
rheumatoid nodule(medicine)
rheumatoid nodules(medicine)
Rheumatoid factor(health)

rheumatoid (iou)



rheumatoid adjective. M19.
[from RHEUMATISM + -OID.]
Resembling rheumatism; spec. in rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid disease, a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by changes in the synovial membranes etc., and resulting in painful deformity and immobility of the joints; of, pertaining to, or affected by this disease.
rheumatoid factor any of a group of auto-antibodies which are present in the blood of people with rheumatoid arthritis.