Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Arthritis involving a number of joints.
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- noun   Any arthritis affecting five or morejoints , often caused by anautoimmune disorder .
Etymologies
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Examples
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								Polyarticular PsA was defined as polyarthritis (5 or more swollen joints) in a patient with psoriasis, with seronegativity groups. Recently Uploaded Slideshows Patricktan988 2010 
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								Another patient was suffering from rheumatic polyarthritis and is being treated only with aspirin and some massage. Work Camp 10049 GW 2010 
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								JRA-like polyarthritis in chromosome 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (DiGeorge anomalad/velocardiofacial syndrome/conotruncal anomaly face syndrome). 
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								Dietary beta-cryptoxanthin and inflammatory polyarthritis: Results from a population-based prospective study. The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008 
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								Dietary beta-cryptoxanthin and inflammatory polyarthritis: Results from a population-based prospective study. The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008 
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								Pumpkin Protects joints against polyarthritis Lowers lung and prostate cancer risk Reduces inflammation 
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								PumpkinProtects joints against polyarthritis Lowers lung and prostate cancer riskReduces inflammation David H. Murdock: A Recipe For Longevity: 33 Of The Healthiest Foods On Earth 2009 
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								The next one I picked up was a polyarthritis case that was wrongly entered as an osteoarthritis case. wilberteets Diary Entry wilberteets 2004 
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								He withdrew from the 1995 Ryder Cup because he was found to be suffering from rheumatoid polyarthritis in three joints of his right foot and two in his left. 
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								- Follow-up to exclude acute rheumatic fever (polyarthritis, cardiac signs) and glomerulonephritis (edema, proteinuria, hypertension, hematuria). Chapter 7 1993 
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