rheumatism

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rheumatoid arthritis atrophic arthritis angina colitis rheum inflammation arthritis conjunctivitis rheumatic ache bronchitis aching sciatica lumbago arteritis
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Antonyms

pleasure joy calmness contentment

Hypernyms

disease arthritis autoimmune disease autoimmune disorder

Hyponyms

psoriatic arthritis juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Related terms

rheum rheumatic rheumatology rheumatoid rheumatologist rheumy

Phrases with the word

acute articular rheumatism inflammatory rheumatism articular rheumatism lumbar rheumatism cerebral rheumatism gonorrheal rheumatism

Examples

We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

What do you gain in heaven? You become gods, drink nectar, and get rheumatism. There is less misery there than on earth, but also less truth. Swami Vivekananda

The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track. Edwin Moses

I'm an old man at 54, without teeth, and with rheumatism. Karl Dönitz

While your rheumatism stays with you I naturally feel anxious to hear often. If you should be so unlucky as to become a cripple, it will certainly be bad, but you may be sure I shall be still a loving husband, and we shall make the best of it together. Rutherford B. Hayes

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't gout. Josh Billings

Close letter words and terms

rheumaticks rheumaticky rheumatics rheumatism root rheumatism weed rheumatismal