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rheumatism
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As a noun, rheumatism means any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
Meanings of rheumatism
3 meaningsnoun
pathologyAny disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
pathologyAtrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
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
Similar: rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis
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