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rheumatoid factor
[ roo-muh-toid fak-ter ]
noun
Biochemistry.
- an antibody that is found in the blood of many persons with rheumatoid arthritis and that reacts against globulins in the blood.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of rheumatoid factor1
First recorded in 1945鈥50
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They also found antibodies against a protein called rheumatoid factor and others that help with blood clotting.
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My mother鈥檚 conditions are not hereditary, nor are they related to migraine, but neurologists still want to test my blood for rheumatoid factor and other traces of autoimmune disease.
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Blood tests check for specific markers of the disease, such as a substance called rheumatoid factor, and Zieman's results were negative, something that occurs occasionally.
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