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Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spiral bound Version (MindTap Course List)

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Describe the pathology associated with rheumatoid arthritis

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Pathology is the study and understanding of causes and effects of a disease or injury. A medical doctor who specializes in pathology is known as pathologist. Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition of autoimmune disorder whereby the immune system attacks self body tissue. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis includes pain, stiffness or aching in more than one joint, weight loss, fever, fatigue and weakness. Rheumatoid arthritis have totally 4 stages according to the progression of the disease.

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