anticyclic

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ cyclic.

Adjective

anticyclic (not comparable)

1. Varying in the opposite manner to an underlying (typically economic) cycle
2. (of an antibody) That is associated with a cyclic peptide
   • 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^[1], →DOI:

     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 ].