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Etymology
First attested w:1601|1601, from L. rheumatismus, "rheum", from Gr. rheumatismos, from rheumatizesthai, "to suffer from rheum (which was thought to cause pain)", from Gr. rheuma "a stream, flow," from rhein "to flow," from PIE *sreu-, "to flow".
Pronunciation
AHD: [rî��î��mÉ�-tÄzâ�²É�m]
Noun
rheumatism
- 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. — w:The Dead Alive|The Dead Alive
- pathology atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
Translations
Russian: �евма�изм m
Finnish: reumatismi, reuma
Derived terms
desert rheumatism
rheumatism weed
See also
rheum
rheumatic
rheumatoid
rheumatology
rheumatologist
rheumy
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