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
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: great ape: any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: soldier: a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: double glazing: a window with two panes of glass and a space between them; reduces heat and noise transmission through the window
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: convertible bond: a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: satellite receiver: a receiver on a communications satellite
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: spouse: a person's partner in marriage
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: 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
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: sell: the activity of persuading someone to buy
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: encumbrance: a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)