rheumatic

adjective

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rheu·mat·ic | \ ru̇-ˈma-tik

Definition of rheumatic

(Entry 1 of 2)

: of, relating to, characteristic of, or affected with rheumatism

rheumatic

noun

Definition of rheumatic (Entry 2 of 2)

: one affected with rheumatism

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Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective This week in 1968, Denton Cooley of the Texas Heart Institute performed the first successful heart transplant in the United States on Everett Thomas, 47, whose heart was damaged from rheumatic heart disease. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2022 Everybody who lived there became rheumatic, had chronic bronchitis and gout. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022 Scleroderma is a rare, autoimmune connective tissue and rheumatic disease that primarily causes inflammation in the skin, and can lead to inflammation in other parts of the body, according to the National Institutes of Health. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 10 Jan. 2022 Her doctor recommended several disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs): a family of medications that help prevent the immune system from going haywire and causing inflammation, according to the Cleveland Clinic. — Natasha Lavender, SELF, 19 Nov. 2021 The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology COVID-19 Registry documented the experiences of 1,500 people with RA and other rheumatic diseases. — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021 The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology COVID-19 Registry documented the experiences of 1,500 people with RA and other rheumatic diseases. — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021 The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology COVID-19 Registry documented the experiences of 1,500 people with RA and other rheumatic diseases. — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Nov. 2021 The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology COVID-19 Registry documented the experiences of 1,500 people with RA and other rheumatic diseases. — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2021 See More

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