juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
1juvenile 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… …
2juvenile rheumatoid arthritis — Pathol. rheumatoid arthritis that begins before puberty, often preceded by such symptoms as fever, patchy rash, and weight loss. [1965 70] * * * …
3juvenile 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 …
4Juvenile 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… …
5rheumatoid 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,… …
6rheumatoid 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… …
7juvenile 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 …
8Rheumatoid arthritis — Classification and external resources A hand affected by rheumatoid arthritis ICD 10 M …
9pauciarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis — pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis juvenile idiopathic arthritis in just a few joints; cf. oligoarthritis …
10systemic 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 …
