arthritis mutilans
[ myōōt′l-ănz′ ]
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n.
Rheumatoid arthritis accompanied by osteoporosis and destruction of the joint cartilages that results in severe deformities, chiefly of the hands and feet.
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Words nearby arthritis mutilans
arthritic, arthritic general pseudoparalysis, arthritide, arthritis, arthritis deformans, arthritis mutilans, arthro-, Arthrobacter, arthrocele, arthrocentesis, arthrochondritis
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