rheumatoid factor

[ roo muh-toid fak ter ]

/ ˈru məˌtɔɪd ˈfæk tər /

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noun Biochemistry.

an antibody that is found in the blood of many persons with rheumatoid arthritis and that reacts against globulins in the blood.

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Origin of rheumatoid factor

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby rheumatoid factor

rheumatid, rheumatism, rheumatism-root, rheumatoid, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid factor, rheumatoid nodule, rheumatoid spondylitis, rheumatologist, rheumatology, rheumy

How to use rheumatoid factor in a sentence

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Where goods are confided to a factor without instructions, authority to exercise a fair and reasonable discretion is implied.
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The authority of a factor to fix the terms of selling may be by agreement or by usage, like any other agent.
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A factor is employed to sell goods, and not to barter or exchange them, and if he should do this his principal could recover them.
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The true causes of the depression were not within the control of the Insular Government or of any ruling factor.
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This pronunciation of the nasal vowels in French is, as is well known, an important factor in the famous "accent du Midi."
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Medical definitions for rheumatoid factor

rheumatoid factor

Any of the immunoglobulins found in the serum of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis that enhance the agglutination of suspended particles that are coated with pooled human gamma globulin and that are used to diagnose the disease.