/rooh"meuh tiz'euhm/ , n. Pathol.
1. any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
2. See rheumatic fever .
[ 1595-1605; rheumatismus catarrh, rheum rheumatismós, equiv. to rheumat- (s. of rheûma; see RHEUM) + -ismos -ISM ]