Rheumatism
WordNet
noun
(1) Any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
(2) A chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint
WiktionaryText
Etymology
First attested 1601, from , from from from from
Noun
- Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
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- The old man had become a confirmed invalid, confined by chronic rheumatism to his chair. — The Dead Alive
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- atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
See also
- rheum
- rheumatic
- rheumaticky
- rheumatoid
- rheumatology
- rheumatologist
- rheumy