HyperDic: rheumatism

English > 2 senses of the word *rheumatism*:
NOUN	state	rheumatism	any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
NOUN	state	rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis	a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities

rheumatism > pronunciation
Sounds	ruw'mahtih.zahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *rheumatism*: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	Any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues.
Broader	disease	An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
Spanish	reúma, reuma, reumatismo
Catalan	reuma, reumatisme
Adjectives	rheumatic	of or pertaining to arthritis

English > *rheumatism*: 2 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	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.
Synonyms	rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis
Category	virus	(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts
Narrower	Still's disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis	A form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children
Narrower	psoriatic arthritis	A form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis
Broader	arthritis	inflammation of a joint or joints
Broader	autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder	Any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
Spanish	artritis reumatoide, reumatismo articular, reumatismo
Catalan	artritis reumatoide, reumatisme articular
Adjectives	rheumatic	of or pertaining to arthritis

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