rheumatoid arthritis

English

Noun

rheumatoid arthritis (usually uncountable, plural rheumatoid arthritides)

1. (pathology) A chronic and progressive disease in which the immune system attacks the joints. It is characterised by pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints, stiffness, weakness, loss of mobility and deformity. Tissues throughout the body can be affected, including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles.

Synonyms

• atrophic arthritis

Related terms

• osteoarthritis

Translations

chronic and progressive disease

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 類風濕性關節炎／类风湿性关节炎 (lèifēngshīxìng guānjiéyán), 类风湿性关节炎 (lèifēngshīxìng guānjiéyán)

• Czech: revmatoidní artritida f
• Danish: leddegigt
• Finnish: nivelreuma (fi)
• Japanese: 関節リウマチ (kansetsu-riumachi)
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• Khmer: ឈឺសន្លាក់ឆ្អឹង (chɨɨ sɑnlak chʼəng)
• Norwegian: leddgikt
• Russian: ревматоидный артрит m (revmatoidnyj artrit)
• Scottish Gaelic: siataig f, lòinidh m
• Spanish: artritis reumatoide f
• Swedish: reumatoid artrit c, kronisk ledgångsreumatism c, ledgångsreumatism c