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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 atrophic arthritis 名詞
 萎縮性關節炎,類風溼性關節炎

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 atrophic arthritis
      n : 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 [syn: rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism]