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Rheumatoid arthritis happens when the body's own defense system doesn't work properly. It affects joints, bones, and organs--often the hands and feet. You may feel sick or tired, and you may have a fever. 
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----A joint is the location at which two bones make contact. Structurally, the joints are classified as:*fibrous - bones are connected by fibrous connective tissue.*cartilaginous - bones are connected by cartilage.*synovial - there is a space (synovial cavity) between the articulating bones.Functionally, they can be classified as:*synarthrosis - permit no movement.*amphiarthrosis - permit little movement.*diarthrosis - permit a variety of movements (e.g. flexion, adduction, pronation). ...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis as related to Joints
- Disease Center: Rheumatoid Arthritis - Joints and Organs Affected by ...
Arthritis Foundation ... Cervical spine: Neck stiffness and general loss of motion: Shoulders: Effusion difficult to detect ...
- Disease Center: Rheumatoid Arthritis - Overview
Rheumatoid arthritis (rue-ma-TOYD arth-write-tis) is a chronic disease, mainly characterized by inflammation of the lining, or synovium, of the joints.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Rheumatoid arthritis involves inflammation of the lining of different joints of the body. ... Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can affect many different joints and, in some ...
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Rheumatoid arthritis
Alternative names Return to top. RA; Arthritis - rheumatoid. Definition Return to top. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic (long-term) disease that causes inflammation of the joints and ...
- MedlinePlus: Rheumatoid Arthritis
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- Rheumatoid arthritis
Early in rheumatoid arthritis, the joints in your wrists, hands, feet and knees are the ones most often affected. As the disease progresses, your shoulders, elbows, hips, jaw and neck can become ...
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
Aching joints is a common symptom of arthritis. But joints may ache for several reasons. If the lining of the joint becomes inflamed, you may have rheumatoid arthritis.
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is traditionally considered a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints. It is a disabling and painful inflammatory ...
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis can prevent people from moving their joints properly. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (say: joo -vuh-nil roo -muh-toid ar- thry -tus) affects kids under age 16.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: Protecting Your Joints
Rheumatoid arthritis attacks your joints in starts and stops over many years, leaving permanent ... This content was created by WebMD under its sole editorial control. Funding was provided by Amgen ...
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