单词	rheumatoid arthritis
释义	rheumatoid arthritis noun : a usually chronic autoimmune disease that is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints —abbreviation RA compare osteoarthritis Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web First identified in 1977 after a cluster of what initially appeared to be juvenile rheumatoid arthritis cases in Lyme, Conn., the disease is caused by the bite of deer ticks, which carry bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 One example is with methotrexate, which is typically used to treat rheumatoid arthritis but can also be used to treat an ectopic pregnancy, which is when a pregnancy starts outside the uterus. Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 The drug was originally approved by the FDA in 2018 to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 14 June 2022 Baricitinib, which was already approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis in 2018, saw 80% of hair regrowth from patients in 36 weeks compared to only 5% from patients who took a placebo. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022 The new drug, called Olumiant, was developed by Eli Lilly and approved 4 years ago for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Steven Salzberg, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Earlier this year, Lilly reported its own positive results from two Phase 3 studies of baricitinib — approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis — as a potential therapy for alopecia areata. Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2022 Some groups, such as organ transplant recipients, are at particularly high risk, while others, such as those with rheumatoid arthritis, may still be able to mount some type of immune response. NBC News, 20 Apr. 2022 Despite inconclusive blood tests, Wilson was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Claire Gillespie, SELF, 4 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1859, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition rheumatoid arthritis noun : a usually chronic disease that is considered an autoimmune disease and is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints —abbreviation RA called also atrophic arthritis compare osteoarthritis
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