Term: 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
Candidate hypernym: autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues → 1
Candidate hypernym: great ape: any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: soldier: a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony → 0
Candidate hypernym: double glazing: a window with two panes of glass and a space between them; reduces heat and noise transmission through the window → 0
Candidate hypernym: convertible bond: a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions → 0
Candidate hypernym: satellite receiver: a receiver on a communications satellite → 0
Candidate hypernym: spouse: a person's partner in marriage → 0
Candidate hypernym: rattlesnake plantain: any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme → 0
Candidate hypernym: sell: the activity of persuading someone to buy → 0
Candidate hypernym: encumbrance: a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) → 0
Candidate hypernym: sign: a public display of a message → 0