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rheumatism-root

[ roo-muh-tiz-uh m-root, -roo t ]
/ ˈru məˌtɪz əmˌrut, -ˌrʊt /
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noun

spotted wintergreen.

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Nearby words

  1. rheumatic heart disease,
  2. rheumatic pneumonia,
  3. rheumatics,
  4. rheumatid,
  5. rheumatism,
  6. rheumatoid,
  7. rheumatoid arthritis,
  8. rheumatoid factor,
  9. rheumatoid nodule,
  10. rheumatoid spondylitis

Origin of rheumatism-root

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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