rheumatism

[ roo-muh-tiz-uhm ]

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

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Origin of rheumatism

1
1595–1605; <Latin rheumatismus catarrh, rheum <Greek rheumatismós, equivalent to rheumat- (stem of rheûma;see rheum) + -ismos-ism

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How to use rheumatism in a sentence

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

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

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • rheumatism was the one malady that sometimes affected mother Martha's health.

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

    The Battle of Hexham; | George Colman
  • When his infirmities began with rheumatism and bad digestion, she nursed him as if she had been his daughter.

    Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange Kielland

British Dictionary definitions for rheumatism

rheumatism

/ (ˈruːməˌtɪzəm) /


noun
  1. any painful disorder of joints, muscles, or connective tissue: Compare arthritis, fibrositis

Origin of rheumatism

1
C17: from Latin rheumatismus catarrh, from Greek rheumatismos; see rheum

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