What RA stands for
RA is a medical abbreviation for rheumatoid arthritis. TermDecode files it under diagnosis abbreviations, and it is one of 2 recorded meanings for the same letters.
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RA also stands for
The same letters carry more than one meaning. Which one applies depends entirely on the context it is written in.
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Safer Alternative
Rheumatoid arthritis
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