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RHEUMATOID FACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rheumatoid factor mean? 

RHEUMATOID FACTOR (noun)
  The noun RHEUMATOID FACTOR has 1 sense:

1. autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritisplay

  Familiarity information: RHEUMATOID FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RHEUMATOID FACTOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rheumatoid factor" is a kind of...):

autoantibody (an antibody acting against tissues of the organism that produces it)


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