rheumatism
English
Etymology
First attested 1601, from Latin rheumatismus (“rheum”), from Ancient Greek ῥευματισμός (rheumatismós, “humour, discharge, rheum”) from ῥευματίζομαι (rheumatízomai, “I suffer from a rheum”) from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz.m̩/
Noun
rheumatism (countable and uncountable, plural rheumatisms)
- (pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
- The old man had become a confirmed invalid, confined by chronic rheumatism to his chair. — The Dead Alive
- (pathology) atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
Derived terms
- desert rheumatism
- rheumatism weed
Translations
any painful disorder of muscles, tendons, joints, bones and nerves
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rheumatoid arthritis
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