Word
Rheumatism
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
rheu-ma-tism
Definition
- n. - 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.
- noun - 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
- noun - Any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
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