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rheumatism meaning

[ 'ru:mətizəm ]   Pronunciation:
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  • Noun: rheumatism  'roomu`tizum
    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
      - rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis

    Derived forms: rheumatisms

    See also: rheumatic

    Type of: arthritis, autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, disease

    Encyclopedia: Rheumatism


  • [Medicine]
    Disorders of connective tissue,especially the joints and related structures,characterized by inflammation,degeneration,or metabolic derangement. n
    1 : any of various conditions characterized by inflammation or pain in muscles, joints, or fibrous tissue ‹muscular rheumatism›
    2 : RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Examples

  • She was somewhat crippled with rheumatism.
  • Anything damp and my rheumatism comes back.
  • Cold weather plays the devil with my rheumatism.
  • She is a martyr to rheumatism.
  • Any dampness and my rheumatism will be back.
  • He bent down with some difficulty, for he suffered from rheumatism.
  • The damp weather disagrees with my rheumatism
  • Somebody thinks rheumatism is wind damp and hot
  • The damp weather does not agree with my rheumatism
  • Cold weather plays the devil with my rheumatism
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