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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
- Sufferers of arthritis and rheumatism are treated with mud packs made from the sea bottom.
- Ladefoged's dream of becoming a soccer player was shattered when he was almost crippled by rheumatism.
- Swinton had suffered for several years with kidney trouble, complicated with rheumatism and a tending to dropsy.
| rheumatism (ˈruːməˌtɪzəm) | |
| —n | |
| arthritis Compare fibrositis any painful disorder of joints, muscles, or connective tissue | |
| [C17: from Latin rheumatismus catarrh, from Greek rheumatismos; see | |
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rheumatism rheu·ma·tism (r&oomacr;'mə-tĭz'əm)
n.
Any of several pathological conditions of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves, characterized by discomfort and disability.
Rheumatoid arthritis.
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rheumatism
any of several disorders that have in common inflammation of the connective tissues, especially the muscles, joints, and associated structures. The most common symptoms are pain and stiffness. Specific diseases that are alternatively called rheumatism include rheumatoid arthritis (q.v.); rheumatic fever (q.v.); septic arthritis (q.v.) that accompanies such diseases as gonorrhea, tuberculosis, or mycotic diseases (caused by fungus); and osteoarthritis (q.v.).
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