RHEUMATISM


Meaning of RHEUMATISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrü-mə-ˌti-zəm, ˈru̇- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin rheumatismus flux, rheum, from Greek rheumatismos, from rheumatizesthai to suffer from a flux, from rheumat-, rheuma flux

Date: 1677

1. : any of various conditions characterized by inflammation or pain in muscles, joints, or fibrous tissue

muscular rheumatism

2. : rheumatoid arthritis

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