Definitions

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  • noun Arthritis involving a number of joints.

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  • noun Any arthritis affecting five or more joints, often caused by an autoimmune disorder.

Etymologies

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poly- +‎ arthritis

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Examples

  • Polyarticular PsA was defined as polyarthritis (5 or more swollen joints) in a patient with psoriasis, with seronegativity groups.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows Patricktan988 2010

  • Another patient was suffering from rheumatic polyarthritis and is being treated only with aspirin and some massage.

    Work Camp 10049 GW 2010

  • JRA-like polyarthritis in chromosome 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (DiGeorge anomalad/velocardiofacial syndrome/conotruncal anomaly face syndrome).

    Resources for Healthcare Professionals 2010

  • Dietary beta-cryptoxanthin and inflammatory polyarthritis: Results from a population-based prospective study.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Dietary beta-cryptoxanthin and inflammatory polyarthritis: Results from a population-based prospective study.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Pumpkin Protects joints against polyarthritis Lowers lung and prostate cancer risk Reduces inflammation

    Organic Foods / The Ultimate Preventive Medicine 2009

  • 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

  • The next one I picked up was a polyarthritis case that was wrongly entered as an osteoarthritis case.

    wilberteets Diary Entry wilberteets 2004

  • 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.

    Pate lives up to moniker 1999

  • - Follow-up to exclude acute rheumatic fever (polyarthritis, cardiac signs) and glomerulonephritis (edema, proteinuria, hypertension, hematuria).

    Chapter 7 1993

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