Dutch Meaning of rheumatism

Reuma

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Definitions and Meaning of rheumatism in English

Wordnet

rheumatism (n)

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

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

Webster

rheumatism (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.

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Reuma

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues, a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; someth

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rheumatic heart disease => Reumatische hartziekte, rheumatic fever => Reumatische koorts, rheumatic aortitis => Reumatische aortitis, rheumatic => reumatisch, rheum rhaponticum => rabarber,