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1. (n.) rheumatism
any of several disorders characterized by pain and stiffness in the joints or muscles.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L rheumatismus morbid discharge < Gk rheumatismós=rheumat-, s. of rheûma (see rheum ) +-ismos -ism)
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1. (noun) rheumatism
any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
2. (noun) rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis, rheumatism
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
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1. (noun) Rheumatism
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
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Sense: a disease which causes stiffness and pain in one's joints.
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 Afrikaans: rumatiek |
 Arabic: روماتِزْم: رَثْيَه مِفْصَ |
 Bulgarian: ревматизъм |
 Brazilian: reumatismo |
 Czech: revmatismus |
 German: der Rheumatismus |
 Danish: reumatisme; gigt |
 Greek: ρευματισμός |
 Spanish: reumatismo |
 Estonian: reuma |
 Farsi: رماتیسم درد مفاصل |
 Finnish: reumatismi |
 French: rhumatisme |
 Hebrew: שִׁגָרוֹן |
 Hindi: गठिया |
 Croatian: reuma |
 Hungarian: reuma |
 Indonesian: rematik |
 Icelandic: gigt |
 Italian: reumatismo |
 Japanese: リューマチ |
 Korean: 류머티즘 |
 Lithuanian: reumatizmas |
 Latvian: reimatisms |
 Malay: reumatisme |
 Dutch: reumatiek |
 Norwegian: reumatisme, gikt |
 Polish: reumatyzm |
 Persian: رماتیسم درد مفاصل |
 Pashto: روماتيزم، باد، دبندونو او |
 Portuguese: reumatismo |
 Romanian: reumatism |
 Russian: ревматизм |
 Slovak: reumatizmus |
 Slovenian: revmatizem |
 Serbian: reumatizam |
 Swedish: reumatism |
 Thai: โรคไขข้ออักเสบ |
 Turkish: romatizma |
 Taiwanese: 風濕病 |
 Ukrainian: ревматизм |
 Urdu: جوڑوں کا درد |
 Vietnamese: bệnh thấp khớp |
 Chinese: 风湿病 |
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