rheumatism English

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rheumatism Noun

— Rheumatism is any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, that causess pain, discomfort or disability.

rheumatism

— noun any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

— noun (= rheumatoid arthritis) 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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rheumatism English » English

arthritis

rheumatics

paralysis

sciatica

rheumatoid arthritis

gout

atrophic arthritis

stiffness

rheumatosis

rheumatic disorder

polio

neuritis

neuralgia

feast

bone disease

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• What words refer to a disease of the bones and joints?
  arthritis arthritic stiffness of the joints rheumatic rheumatism backache