atrophic arthritis English

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atrophic arthritis

— noun (= rheumatoid arthritis) 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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atrophic arthritis English » English

rheumatoid arthritis

rheumatism

rheumatoid disease

proliferative arthritis

chronic infectious arthritis

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