Rheumatism Definition
ro͝omə-tĭzəm
noun
Any of various painful conditions of the joints and muscles, characterized by inflammation, stiffness, etc., including rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, and neuritis.
Webster's New World
Rheumatoid arthritis.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- atrophic-arthritis
- rheumatoid-arthritis
- painful joints
- inflammation of the joints
- rheumatic-fever
- stiff joints
- bursitis
- rheumatiz
Other Word Forms of Rheumatism
Noun
Singular:
rheumatism
Plural:
rheumatismsOrigin of Rheumatism
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First attested 1601, from Latin rheumatismus (“rheum"), from Ancient Greek ῥευματισμός (rheumatismos, “humour, discharge, rheum") from ῥευματίζομαι (rheumatizomai, “I suffer from a rheum") from ῥεῦμα (rheuma, “stream, flow") from ῥέω (rheō, “I flow")
From Wiktionary
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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) rheum
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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