anticyclic en · ADJ
Etymology
From anti- + cyclic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Varying in the opposite manner to an underlying (typically economic) cycle
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(not-comparable, of an antibody) That is associated with a cyclic peptide
For those with a history of 5 or more joints, the features are the same except for the second one, which is positive rheumatoid factor or presence of anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies [29 ].
2015 September 11, “A Systematic Critical Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) Instrument”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: