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What differences are there between polyarthritis and arthritis?
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# of joints affected: So rheumatologists can get diagnostic information based on the # of joints affected. Polyarthritis is having >4 joint affected, oligoarthritis is 2-4 joints, and monoarthritis is a single joint. These are just more descriptive terms for arthritis.
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