rheumatism

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz.m̩/

Noun

rheumatism

1. (pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.

   • The old man had become a confirmed invalid, confined by chronic rheumatism to his chair. — The Dead Alive

2. (pathology) atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

Translations

• French: rhumatisme
• German: Rheuma, Rheumatismus
• Portuguese: reumatismo
• Russian: ревмати́зм
• Spanish: reumatismo

Translations

• Russian: ревмати́зм
• Spanish: artritis reumatoide

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