rheumatism

Meanings

Noun

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
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
Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
Atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

Origin / Etymology

First attested 1601, from Latin rheumatismus (“rheum”), from Ancient Greek ῥευματισμός (rheumatismós, “humour, discharge, rheum”) from ῥευματίζομαι (rheumatízomai, “I suffer from a rheum”) from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”)

Synonyms

atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

Scrabble Score: 17

rheumatism is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rheumatism is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 19

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