juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

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• juvenile rheumatoid arthritis — noun a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded • Syn: ↑Still s disease • Hypernyms: ↑rheumatoid arthritis, ↑atrophic arthritis, ↑rheumatism * * * Pathol. rheumatoid… …   Useful english dictionary

• juvenile rheumatoid arthritis — Pathol. rheumatoid arthritis that begins before puberty, often preceded by such symptoms as fever, patchy rash, and weight loss. [1965 70] * * * …   Universalium

• juvenile chronic arthritis — juvenile idiopathic arthritis JIA, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis JRA rheumatoid arthritis in children, with swelling, tenderness, and pain in one or more joints, which may lead to impaired growth and development, limitation of movement, ankylosis …   Medical dictionary

• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis — Infobox Disease Name = Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Caption = DiseasesDB = 12430 ICD10 = ICD10|M|08|0|m|05 ICD9 = ICD9|714.3 ICDO = OMIM = 604302 MedlinePlus = 000451 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 1749 MeshID = D001171: This article does… …   Wikipedia

• rheumatoid arthritis — Pathol. a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the joints, frequently accompanied by marked deformities, and ordinarily associated with manifestations of a general, or systemic, affliction. [1855 60] * * * Chronic,… …   Universalium

• rheumatoid arthritis — noun a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that… …   Useful english dictionary

• juvenile idiopathic arthritis — noun a form of rheumatoid arthritis of unknown cause which develops in children from the age of six months to 16 years. Abbrev.: JIA …  

• Rheumatoid arthritis — Classification and external resources A hand affected by rheumatoid arthritis ICD 10 M …   Wikipedia

• pauciarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis — pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis juvenile idiopathic arthritis in just a few joints; cf. oligoarthritis …   Medical dictionary

• systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis — systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis accompanied by systemic manifestations such as spiking fever, transient rash on the trunk and limbs, hepatosplenomegaly, generalized lymphadenopathy, and anemia …   Medical dictionary

• rheumatoid factor — n an autoantibody of high molecular weight that reacts against immunoglobulins of the class IgG and is often present in rheumatoid arthritis * * * (RF) antibodies directed against antigenic determinants, i.e., Gm, in the Fc region of the IgG… …   Medical dictionary