arthritis mutilans

[ myōōt′l-ănz′ ]

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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

How to use arthritis mutilans in a sentence

The woman had shingles and severe arthritis, and her eyesight and hearing were diminishing.
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They also found a rate of arthritis in the 1.4 million recipients identical to the rate found in the general population.
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The above by no means exhausts the vast subject of dyspepsia and arthritis.
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A second form of metastatic arthritis is met with in strangles.
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Acute arthritis begins like an ordinary attack of synovitis.
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Associated with it are evidently symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, which is affecting her joints and teeth.
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The capsular ligament of the joint is penetrated by the suppurative process, and a condition of septic arthritis results.
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