psoriatic arthritis

Noun

Meaning

a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

arthritis synovitis

Hypernyms

rheumatism rheumatoid arthritis atrophic arthritis

Examples

Psoriatic arthritis is a potentially destructive and deforming form of joint disease. Source: Internet

Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a form of inflammation of the skin (psoriasis) and joints (inflammatory arthritis). Source: Internet

Psoriatic arthritis is basically psoriasis of the tendons and is often characterized by pain in the finger and foot joints. Source: Internet

Psoriatic arthritis is most commonly associated with joint pain. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

psoriasin psoriasis psoriatic psoric psoromic acid psorophthalmia