n.
Pronunciation: ' rü-m ə - ˌ ti-z ə m, ' ru ̇ -
Function: 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