rheumatoid

Sometimes rheu·ma·toi·dal

[roo-muh-toid]

adjective

1. resembling rheumatism.

2. rheumatic.

rheumatoid

/ ˈruːməˌtɔɪd /

adjective

1. (of the symptoms of a disease) resembling rheumatism

Other Word Forms

• rheumatoidally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of rheumatoid¹

1855–60; < Greek rheumat- (stem of rheûma; rheum ) + -oid

Example Sentences

These potentially disabling and often poorly understood conditions—including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Type 1 diabetes—occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own cells and tissues.

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When scientists studied women with such diseases, they often found fetal cells in the affected organs: the skin in scleroderma, the liver in biliary cirrhosis, the joints in rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

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Early research indicates that it might even help prevent autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis, though more studies are needed to confirm this.

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Frey died at age 67 from multiple ailments, including rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis.

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They prevent other immune cells from harming our own bodies and developing autoimmune conditions including Type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

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