juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
noun Pathology.
rheumatoid arthritis that begins before puberty, often preceded by such symptoms as fever, patchy rash, and weight loss.
Origin of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
juvenile palmo-plantar fibromatosis,
juvenile papillomatosis,
juvenile pelvis,
juvenile polyp,
juvenile retinoschisis,
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis,
juvenile xanthogranuloma,
juvenile-onset diabetes,
juvenilia,
juvenility,
juvenilize
Medical definitions for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
n.
Chronic inflammatory arthritis that begins in childhood, characterized by swelling, tenderness, and pain in one or more joints and by lymph node and splenic enlargement.
Still's disease