rheumatism
Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain,…Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
» The doctor says she suffers from rheumatism.
Der Doktor sagt, sie leidet an Rheuma.
Врач говорит, что она страдает от ревматизма.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
Rheuma, Rheumatismus
ревмати́змrevmatízm
any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
(countable, uncountable)Atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
ревмати́змrevmatízm
Examples
4 sentencesThe doctor says she suffers from rheumatism.
ruВрач говорит, что она страдает от ревматизма.
deDer Doktor sagt, sie leidet an Rheuma.
Tom has rheumatism.
He suffered from rheumatism.
Він страждав на ревматизм.
ruОн страдал от ревматизма.
He suffers terribly from rheumatism.
Translations
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Origin
First attested 1601, from Latin rheumatismus (“rheum”), from Ancient Greek ῥευματισμός (rhFirst 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”)
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Forms
plural: rheumatisms| Singular | rheumatism |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- 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:rheumatoid arthritisatrophic arthritis
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable