Definition of Rheumatism. Meaning of Rheumatism. Synonyms of Rheumatism

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Definition of Rheumatism

Rheumatism
Rheumatism Rheu"ma*tism, n. [L. rheumatismus rheum, Gr. ????, fr.??? to have or suffer from a flux, fr. ??? rheum: cf. F. rheumatisme. See 2d Rheum.] (Med.) 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. Inflammatory rheumatism (Med.), acute rheumatism attended with fever, and attacking usually the larger joints, which become swollen, hot, and very painful. Rheumatism root. (Bot.) See Twinleaf.

Meaning of Rheumatism from wikipedia

- Rheumatism does not designate any specific disorder, but covers at least 200 different conditions, including arthritis and "non-articular rheumatism"...
- Palindromic rheumatism (PR) is a syndrome characterised by recurrent, self-resolving inflammatory attacks in and around the joints (rheumatism), and consists...
- recognised in the 1950s. Many names, including muscular rheumatism, fibrositis, psychogenic rheumatism, and neurasthenia had been applied historically to symptoms...
- Swedish Rheumatism ****ociation (Swedish: Reumatikerförbundet) is a non-profit organization working for people with rheumatic disorders. Rheumatism ****ociation...
- commonly known as cocci, Valley fever, as well as California fever, desert rheumatism, or San Joaquin Valley fever. Coccidioidomycosis is endemic in certain...
- Rheumatism root is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Apocynum cannabinum, also known as dogbane, amy root, hemp dogbane, prairie dogbane...
- European League Against Rheumatism is a European non-governmental organization which represents the people with arthritis/rheumatism, health professional...
- Hypereosinophilic syndrome is a disease characterized by a persistently elevated eosinophil count (≥ 1500 eosinophils/mm³) in the blood for at least six...
- American College of Rheumatology. It was established in 1958 as Arthritis & Rheumatism and obtained its current name in 2014. According to the Journal Citation...
- Canadian Arthritis Society, Australian Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation and New Zealand Rheumatism ****ociation were affiliated organisations. Dr Stewart...