rheumatism
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rheumatism
- /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz.əm/
- /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz/ US, dialectal, obsolete
Where it comes from
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”)
noun rheumatisms
- Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability. And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach.
- Atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
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noun any painful disorder of muscles, tendons, joints, bones and nerves
| Español | reumatismo, reuma, reúma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 류머티즘 ryumeotijeum |
| 日本語 | リウマチ riumachi, リューマチ ryūmachi |
| 中文 | 風濕 /风湿 fēngshī, 風濕病 /风湿病 fēngshībìng |
| हिन्दी | गठिया gaṭhiyā |
| Português | reumatismo |
| Français | rhumatisme |
| Deutsch | Rheuma, Rheumatismus |
| Русский | ревмати́зм revmatízm |
| Tiếng Việt | (bệnh) phong thấp, (bệnh) tê thấp, (bệnh) thấp khớp |
| العربية | رَثْيَة raṯya |
| עברית | שיגרון |
noun rheumatoid arthritis
| 中文 | 類風濕性關節炎 /类风湿性关节炎 lèifēngshīxìng guānjiéyán |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | गठिया gaṭhiyā |
| Русский | ревмати́зм revmatízm |
Talk about this word "rheumatism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rheumatism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rheumatism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rheumatism "rheumatism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rheumatism.Cite this
@misc{rheumatism_2026,
title = {rheumatism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rheumatism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
