rheumatoid arthritis
NOUN
/rumə,tɔɪd_ɑr'θraɪtɪs/
20 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
rheumatoid arthritis is a valid 20-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1H4E1U1M3A1T1O1I1D2A1R1T1H4R1I1T1I1S1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING
What does rheumatoid arthritis mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
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 can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint.
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