rheumatoid disease


rheumatoid

 [roo´mah-toid] resembling rheumatism.rheumatoid disease rheumatoid arthritis with emphasis on nonarticular changes, e.g., pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, pleural effusion, and lung nodules.

rheu·ma·toid dis·ease

rheumatoid arthritis, referring particularly to nonarticular lesions such as subcutaneous nodules.