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rheumatism

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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.

[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.]

rheumatism [ˈruːməˌtɪzəm]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) any painful disorder of joints, muscles, or connective tissue Compare arthritis, fibrositis
[from Latin rheumatismus catarrh, from Greek rheumatismos; see rheum]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rheumatismrheumatism - any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
2.rheumatismrheumatism - 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
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] Nreumatismo m

rheumatism [ˈruːmətɪzəm] nrhumatisme m
rheumatoid arthritis [ˌruːmətɔɪdɑːrˈθraɪtɪs] npolyarthrite f chronique

rheumatism
nRheuma nt, → Rheumatismus m

rheumatism [ˈruːməˌtɪzm] nreumatismo
rheumatism [ˈruːməˌtɪzm] nreumatismo

rheumatism
n rheumatism [ˈruːmətizəm]
a disease which causes stiffness and pain in one's joints. rumatiek روماتِزْم: رَثْيَه مِفْصَلِيَّه ревматизъм revmatismus reumatisme; gigt der Rheumatismus ρευματισμός reumatismo reuma رماتیسم درد مفاصل reumatismi rhumatisme שִׁגָרוֹן गठिया reuma reuma rematik gigt reumatismo リューマチ 류머티즘 reumatizmas reimatisms reumatisme reumatiek reumatisme, gikt reumatyzm reumatismo reumatism ревматизм reumatizmus revmatizem reumatizam reumatism โรคไขข้ออักเสบ romatizma 風濕病 ревматизм جوڑوں کا درد bệnh thấp khớp 湿
adj rheuˈmatic [-ˈmӕ-]
rumaties روماتِزْمي: رَثْوي ревматичен revmatický gigt- rheumatisch ρευματικός reumático reumaatiline آدم مبتلا به رماتیسم؛ درد مفاصل reumaattinen rhumatisant, rhumatismal שִגרוֹנִי, רֶאוֹמָטִי वात रोग ग्रस्त reumatski reumás, reumatikus rematik gigtar- reumatico リューマチの 류머티즘에 걸린 reumatinis, reumatiko reimatisks; reimatisma- reumatik reumatisch reumatisk, gikt- reumatyczny reumático reumatic ревматический reumatický revmatičen reumatski reumatisk เกี่ยวกับโรคไขข้ออักเสบ romatizmayla ilgili, romatizmal 風濕病的 ревматичний گٹھیا یا اس کے متعلق thuộc bệnh thấp khớp 湿

rheumatism روماتيزم revmatismus gigt Rheumatismus ρευματισμός reumatismo reumatismi rhumatisme reumatizam reumatismo リウマチ 류머티즘 reumatiek revmatisme reumatyzm reumatismo ревматизм reumatism โรคไขข้ออักเสบ romatizma bệnh thấp khớp 风湿病


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I had the twinges of rheumatism unceasingly during three years, but the last one departed after a fortnight's bathing there, and I have never had one since.
And one day when an old lady with rheumatism came to see the Doctor, she sat on the hedgehog who was sleeping on the sofa and never came to see him any more, but drove every Saturday all the way to Oxenthorpe, another town ten miles off, to see a different doctor.
Conversationally they were a spent force after they had asked Mr Williams how his rheumatism was.
 
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