characteristic of or affected with rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid
noun(rheu-ma-toid)
a usually chronic autoimmune disease that is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints —abbreviation RA
rheumatoid
noun(rheu-ma-toid)
an autoantibody of high molecular weight that reacts against IgG immunoglobulins and is often present in rheumatoid arthritis