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rheumatoid

 [roo´mah-toid]
resembling rheumatism.
rheumatoid disease rheumatoid arthritis with emphasis on nonarticular changes, e.g., pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, pleural effusion, and lung nodules.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

rheu·ma·toid dis·ease

rheumatoid arthritis, referring particularly to nonarticular lesions such as subcutaneous nodules.
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