Definition of rheumatism Rheumatism

/ɹuˈmʌtɪˌzʌm/ - [rumutizum] - rheu•ma•tism

We found 7 definitions of rheumatism from 5 different sources.

What does rheumatism mean?

Noun Plural: rheumatisms
rheumatism - any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
		disease an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
rheumatism - 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
		rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis
		arthritis inflammation of a joint or joints
		autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
		virus (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
		psoriatic arthritis a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis

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rheumatism (Noun)
Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
rheumatism (Noun)
atrophic arthritis , rheumatoid arthritis .

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.

Rheumatism or Rheumatic disorder is a general term for medical problems that can hurt the heart, bones, joints, kidney, skin and lung. The study of these problems is called rheumatology.

Treatment.

Many traditional herbal remedies were recommended for "rheumatism". Modern medicine, both conventional and complementary, shows that the different rheumatic disorders have different causes (and several of them have more than one) and need different kinds of treatment.