noun Etymology: Latin ~us flux, rheum, from Greek ~os, from rheumatizesthai to suffer from a flux, from rheumat-, rheuma flux Date: 1677 any of various conditions characterized by inflammation or pain in muscles, joints, or fibrous tissue , rheumatoid arthritis
RHEUMATISM
Meaning of RHEUMATISM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012