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: arthritis: inflammation of a joint or joints | Unrelated: cutlas: a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
Broader: arthritis: inflammation of a joint or joints | Unrelated: shingler: a worker who shingles roofs
Broader: arthritis: inflammation of a joint or joints | Unrelated: landfall: the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)
Broader: arthritis: inflammation of a joint or joints | Unrelated: thaw: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile
Broader: arthritis: inflammation of a joint or joints | Unrelated: music school: a school specializing in music
Broader: arthritis: inflammation of a joint or joints | Unrelated: cardinal: (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
Broader: arthritis: inflammation of a joint or joints | Unrelated: rough rider: a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)
Broader: arthritis: inflammation of a joint or joints | Unrelated: singaporean: an inhabitant of Singapore
Broader: arthritis: inflammation of a joint or joints | Unrelated: working principle: a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done
Broader: arthritis: inflammation of a joint or joints | Unrelated: woodland caribou: any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus