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Rheumatoid Arthritis

An autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation in the joints.

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Arthritis 76% connected

Any inflammation of the joints, particularly the gout.

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Rheumatism 92% connected

A general disease characterized by painful, often multiple, local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and muscles, but also extending sometim…

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Ankylosing spondylitis noun · 85% connection

a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

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Atrophic arthritis noun · 85% connection

a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack o…

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Autoimmune disease noun · 85% connection

any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…

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Autoimmune disorder noun · 85% connection

any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce…

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Marie-Strumpell disease noun · 85% connection

a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

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Rheumatoid factor noun · 85% connection

autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritis

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Rheumatoid spondylitis noun · 85% connection

a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis

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Autoimmune diabetes noun · 84% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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Dermatosclerosis noun · 84% connection

an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin

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Discoid lupus erythematosus noun · 84% connection

a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over th…

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Disseminated multiple sclerosis noun · 84% connection

a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

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Disseminated sclerosis noun · 84% connection

a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

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DLE noun · 84% connection

a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over th…

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Exophthalmic goiter noun · 84% connection

exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs

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Growth-onset diabetes noun · 84% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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Hashimoto's disease noun · 84% connection

autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland; most common in middle-aged women

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IDDM noun · 84% connection

severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…

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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura noun · 84% connection

purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors

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Anarthrous adjective · 78% connection

Without joints, or having the joints indistinct, as some insects.

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Antisocial personality disorder noun · 78% connection

a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (‘psychopathic pe…

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Articulate adjective · 78% connection

Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.

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C-reactive protein noun · 78% connection

a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation

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Clutter verb · 78% connection

To crowd together in disorder; to fill or cover with things in disorder; to throw into disorder; to disarrange; as, to clutter a room.

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Counterirritant noun · 78% connection

a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation

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CRP noun · 78% connection

a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation

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Derange verb · 78% connection

To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder, confusion, or embarrassmen…

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Derangement noun · 78% connection

The act of deranging or putting out of order, or the state of being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion; especially, mental…

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Dib noun · 78% connection

One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

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Disjoint verb · 78% connection

To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as,…

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