rheumatism

rheu·ma·tism  (rm-tzm)

n.

1. Any of several pathological conditions of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves, characterized by discomfort and disability.

2. Rheumatoid arthritis.

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[Latin rheumatismus, rheum, from Greek rheumatismos, from rheumatizesthai, to suffer from rheum, from rheuma, rheumat-, flow, watery discharge from the body (formerly thought to cause aches and pains); see rheum.]

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rheumatism

Noun

any painful disorder of joints, muscles, or connective tissue [Greek rheuma a flow]

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rheumatism

any disorder of the connective tissue structures of the body, especially those in the back or the extremities, characterized by pain or stiffness. — rheumatic, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rheumatism - any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
	2.	rheumatism - 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 atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis virus - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein arthritis - inflammation of a joint or joints autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder - any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues psoriatic arthritis - a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Still's disease - a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded

Translations

rheumatism [ˈruːmətɪzəm] n → reumatismo, reúma

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rheumatism [ˈruːmətɪzəm] n → rhumatisme m

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rheumatism [ˈruːmətɪzəm] n → Rheuma nt, Rheumatismus m

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rheumatism [ˈruːmətɪzəm] n → reumatismo