rheumatoid

[ roo-muh-toid ]

adjective
  1. resembling rheumatism.

Origin of rheumatoid

1
1855–60; <Greek rheumat- (stem of rheûma;see rheum) + -oid
  • Sometimes rheu·ma·toi·dal [roo-muh-toi-dl] /ˌru məˈtɔɪ dl/ .

Other words from rheumatoid

  • rheu·ma·toi·dal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby rheumatoid

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British Dictionary definitions for rheumatoid

rheumatoid

/ (ˈruːməˌtɔɪd) /


adjective
  1. (of the symptoms of a disease) resembling rheumatism

Derived forms of rheumatoid

  • rheumatoidally, adverb

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