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RHEUMATIC ARTHRITIS

\ɹuːmˈatɪk ɑːθɹˈa͡ɪtɪs], \ɹuːmˈatɪk ɑːθɹˈa‍ɪtɪs], \ɹ_uː_m_ˈa_t_ɪ_k ɑː_θ_ɹ_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of RHEUMATIC ARTHRITIS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A form of arthritis, usually chronic, occurring in persons out of health, where atrophy takes place about the joints and an inflammatory exudate takes the place of the healthy tissues, causing stiffness and distortion. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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