rheumatoid

American  

[roo-muh-toid] / ˈru məˌtɔɪd /

Sometimes rheumatoidal

adjective

1. resembling rheumatism.

2. rheumatic.

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rheumatoid British  

/ ˈruːməˌtɔɪd /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• rheumatoidally adverb

Etymology

Origin of rheumatoid

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

Example Sentences

Doctors are encouraged to consider family history of atherosclerosis, underlying conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, and life events like early menopause or pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia or gestational diabetes, when evaluating risk and planning treatment.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Lilly confirmed earlier this month that it had halted the development of a drug candidate for B cell-driven diseases, which had been in mid-stage studies for multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

In addition to MS, the virus has been linked to lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and long COVID.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

Ventyx specializes in one of the hottest spaces in drug development, developing pills to treat diseases like Crohn’s and rheumatoid arthritis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

It is what physicians must now do for patients with intractable cancer, severe rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and advanced cirrhosis.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas