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Arthritis |
inflammation of the joints, due to several causes |
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Autoantibody |
an antibody directed against self (one’s own tissues) |
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Reciprocal |
inverse; one of a pair of numbers (as 2/3 and 3/2) that has a product of one |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis |
an autoimmune disease characterized by pain, inflammation, and deformity of the joints |
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Rheumatoid Factors |
autoantibodies directed against the Fc fragment of human immunoglobulin G (IgG) and often present in the serum of patients with rheumatoid arthritis |
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Scleroderma |
a systemic or localized autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by a chronic hardening (sclero) of skin (derma) and connective tissue |
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Sjögren's Syndrome |
a systemic autoimmune disease affecting moisture-producing glands such as tear, sweat, and saliva glands but also affecting organs |
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Synovial |
of, or relating to, the lubricating fluid of the joints |
