Meaning of RHEUMATISM
| Pronunciation: | | 'roomu`tizum
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- [n] any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
- [n] 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
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| | Synonyms: | | atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis |
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| | See Also: | | arthritis, autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, Still's disease | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Rheu"ma*tism\, n. [L. rheumatismus rheum, Gr. ????,
fr.??? to have or suffer from a flux, fr. ??? rheum: cf. F.
rheumatisme. See {2d Rheum}.] (Med.)
A general disease characterized by painful, often multiple,
local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and
muscles, but also extending sometimes to the deeper organs,
as the heart.
{Inflammatory rheumatism} (Med.), acute rheumatism attended
with fever, and attacking usually the larger joints, which
become swollen, hot, and very painful.
{Rheumatism root}. (Bot.) See {Twinleaf}.
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| | Definition: | | Rheumatism is an older term, used to describe any of a number of painful conditions of muscles, tendons, joints, and bones. |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you have rheumatism means that an unexpected interruption will delay the achievement of your goals and plans.
Dreaming that others have rheumatism, symbolizes disappointment. |
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