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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 arthritis
Familiarity information: RHEUMATOID FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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