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rheumatism

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Pronunciation
/ˈɹu.məˌtɪz.əm/
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/ˈɹu.məˌtɪz.əm/ · /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz/ (US)

Definition of rheumatism

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
    “And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach.”
    “The old man had become a confirmed invalid, confined by chronic rheumatism to his chair.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
    “And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach.”
    “The old man had become a confirmed invalid, confined by chronic rheumatism to his chair.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

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Etymology

First attested 1601, from Latin rheumatismus (“rheum”), from Ancient Greek ῥευματισμός (rheumatismós, “humour, discharge, rheum”) from ῥευματίζομαι (rheumatízomai, “to suffer from a rheum”) from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”)

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