rheumatoid
/ɹˈumətˌɔɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Involving or pertaining to rheumatism, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
Example Sentences
- "Rheumatoid sufferers have such pain and discomfort every day of their lives that they live eternally in high hopes of something effective turning up."
- "Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), often referred to by doctors today as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), is a type of arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for more than six weeks in a child aged 16 or younger. It affects approximately 50,000 children in the United States. Inflammation causes redness, swelling, warmth, and soreness in the joints, although many children with JRA do not complain of joint pain."
- "The highly significant findings with regard to hurt feelings suggests that the hypothesis that rheumatoids learn to hide their hurt feelings [7] and are reticent about expressing their dissatisfactions [4] may be correct."
Etymology
Etymology tree English rheumat(ism) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English rheumatoid From rheumat(ism) + -oid.
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Phrases
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid factor
rheumatoid nodule
rheumatoid pleuritis
rheumatoid pneumoconiosis
rheumatoid spondylitis