Rheumatoid nodule
rheumatoid nodule n.
A subcutaneous nodule occurring most commonly over bony prominences in some patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Read Also:
- Rheumatoid-spondylitis
noun, Pathology. 1. ankylosing spondylitis. rheumatoid spondylitis n. See ankylosing spondylitis.
- Rheumatologist
[roo-muh-tol-uh-jist] /ˌru məˈtɒl ə dʒɪst/ noun 1. a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma. rheumatologist rheu·ma·tol·o·gist (rū-mā- tol’ō-jist) n. a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic conditions
- Rheumatology
[roo-muh-tol-uh-jee] /ˌru məˈtɒl ə dʒi/ noun 1. the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases. rheumatology /ˌruːməˈtɒlədʒɪ/ noun 1. the branch of medicine concerned with the study of rheumatic diseases rheumatology rheu·ma·tol·o·gy (rōō’mə-tŏl’ə-jē) n. The medical science that deals with the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases. rheu’ma·tol’o·gist n.
- Rheumy
adjective, rheumier, rheumiest. 1. pertaining to, causing, full of, or affected with rheum. adjective 1. of the nature of rheum 2. (literary) damp and unhealthy: the rheumy air
- Rhexis
noun, plural rhexes [rek-seez] /ˈrɛk siz/ (Show IPA). Pathology. 1. rupture, as of a blood vessel, organ, or cell. noun 1. (med) the rupture of an organ or blood vessel rhexis rhex·is (rěk’sĭs) n. pl. rhex·es (rěk’sēz) Bursting or rupture of an organ or vessel.