Located around or surrounding a joint in the body; relating to the area around an articulation.
Medical term from circum- (around) and articular (relating to joints, from Latin articulus meaning joint or knuckle).
Circumarticular swelling is one of the first signs of rheumatoid arthritis—the body's immune system attacks the tissue surrounding joints before the joints themselves fully flare up.
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