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Definition: Atrophic Arthritis |
Atrophic ArthritisNoun1. A chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Medicine | A chronic arthritis affects multiple joints, producing debility, weakness, and loss of weight. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: Atrophic ArthritisSynonyms: rheumatism (n), rheumatoid arthritis (n). (additional references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 74 72 6F 70 68 69 63 41 72 74 68 72 69 74 69 73 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110100 01110010 01101111 01110000 01101000 01101001 01100011 00100000 01000001 01110010 01110100 01101000 01110010 01101001 01110100 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A t r o p h i c   A r t h r i t i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0074 0072 006F 0070 0068 0069 0063 0041 0072 0074 0068 0072 0069 0074 0069 0073 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35868481827475692358486748475867585 |
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