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rheumatism

[ roo-muh-tiz-uhm ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.


rheumatism

/ ˈruːməˌtɪzəm /

noun

  1. any painful disorder of joints, muscles, or connective tissue Compare arthritis fibrositis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rheumatism1

1595–1605; < Latin rheumatismus catarrh, rheum < Greek rheumatismós, equivalent to rheumat- (stem of rheûma; rheum ) + -ismos -ism
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rheumatism1

C17: from Latin rheumatismus catarrh, from Greek rheumatismos ; see rheum
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Compare Meanings

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Example Sentences

Père Bracasse was ill, suffering from rheumatism, bronchitis, fever and corns.

(b) Acute infectious diseases, especially rheumatism and typhoid fever.

Rheumatism was the one malady that sometimes affected mother Martha's health.

I wish we were at home, and I was comfortably laid up in our damp garret, with a fine twinging fit of the rheumatism.

When his infirmities began with rheumatism and bad digestion, she nursed him as if she had been his daughter.

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