English Explanatory Dictionary

rheumatism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
  2. Atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

Pronunciation

/ˈɹu.məˌtɪz.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rheumatism.wav /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz/

Word forms

rheumatism rheumatisms

Etymology

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

Related words

rheum rheumatic rheumaticky rheumatoid rheumatologist rheumatology rheumy

Derived words

desert rheumatism rheumatismal rheumatismoid rheumatism root rheumatism weed rumortism
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