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polyarticular
[pol-ee-ahr-tik-yuh-ler]
adjective
Anatomy.
pertaining to or affecting many joints.
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More recently, however, drugs extracted from biological sources -- called biologics -- have become available to treat polyarticular and systemic JIA.
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The largest subtype of JIA is known as polyarticular JIA, which affects many joints.
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Brooke was diagnosed with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis in 2012.
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Kids like Shepherd, with polyarticular J.I.A. — meaning five or more joints affected — are unlikely ever to outgrow it; he would probably be on medication for life.
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