rheumatism
noun
rheu·ma·tism
ˈrü-mə-ˌti-zəm 
ˈru̇-
1
: any of various conditions characterized by inflammation or pain in muscles, joints, or fibrous tissue
muscular rheumatism
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The root was used to help with digestion and provide relief for rheumatism.
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Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
What propelled his wanderings in later life is unknown—perhaps changing climates to treat his persistent rheumatism.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
An excess of yellow bile, for instance, caused rheumatism; too much black bile caused cancer.
—Jack Feerick, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2020
Bower and Murphy, for instance, carve paths into the forest each spring to pick young Lindera benzoin (spicebush) leaves, which the Cherokee (whose ancestral knowledge informs much of Appalachia’s traditional medicine) have long used for colds, rheumatism, and anemia.
—Mark Johanson, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2021
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Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
What propelled his wanderings in later life is unknown—perhaps changing climates to treat his persistent rheumatism.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2023
An excess of yellow bile, for instance, caused rheumatism; too much black bile caused cancer.
—Jack Feerick, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2020
Bower and Murphy, for instance, carve paths into the forest each spring to pick young Lindera benzoin (spicebush) leaves, which the Cherokee (whose ancestral knowledge informs much of Appalachia’s traditional medicine) have long used for colds, rheumatism, and anemia.
—Mark Johanson, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2021
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rheumatism
noun
rheu·ma·tism
ˈrü-mə-ˌtiz-əm
: any of various conditions marked by stiffness, pain, or swelling in muscles or joints
Medical Definition
rheumatism
noun
rheu·ma·tism
ˈrü-mə-ˌtiz-əm
ˈru̇m-ə-
ˈru̇m-ə-
1
: any of various conditions characterized by inflammation or pain in muscles, joints, or fibrous tissue
muscular rheumatism
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