1. rheumatism(n = noun.state) Array - any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues; Array
is a kind of disease
Derived form adjective rheumatic1
2. rheumatism(n = noun.state) atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis - 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; Array
is a kind of arthritis, autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder
has particulars: psoriatic arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, still's disease
Derived form adjective rheumatic1
A general disease characterized by painful, often multiple, local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and muscles, but also extending sometimes to the deeper organs, as the heart. [1913 Webster]
rheumatism, n. any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue, esp. rheumatoid arthritis.
Etymology:
F rhumatisme or L rheumatismus f. Gk rheumatismos f. rheumatizo f. rheuma stream
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