Fast Facts. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common type of autoimmune arthritis. It is caused when the immune system (the bodyâs defense system) is not working properly. RA causes pain and swelling in the wrist and small joints of the hand and feet. Treatments for RA can stop joint pain and swelling.
DEFINITION of 'Juris Doctor-JD'. A law degree in the United States that was originally designed as a replacement to the Bachelor of Laws degree. A Juris Doctor or Juris Doctorate (JD) represents professional recognition that the holder has a doctoral degree in law.EFINITION of 'Juris Doctor-JD'. A law degree in the United States that was originally designed as a replacement to the Bachelor of Laws degree. A Juris Doctor or Juris Doctorate (JD) represents professional recognition that the holder has a doctoral degree in law.
Just to clarify, it is called a Juris Doctor, not a Juris Doctorate (which is an inexistent term, and which confusingly connotes a doctorate, e.g. J.S.D. or Ph.D.). (see http://www.law.umich.edu/connection/a2z/... Although it is a first degree IN LAW, a Juris Doctor degree is a post-graduate degree.or instance, a Ph.D. happens to be a terminal degree, while a Bachelors' is a first degree. A J.D. or Juris Doctorate is what we call a professional doctorate, similar to the M.D. program for those in the medical profession.