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 plant can be helpful in the treatment of rheumatism, dysentery, stomach ulcers, and nausea, with the leaves having a positive influence on respiration and a capacity to cleanse the blood of toxic metabolites, notably uric acid.
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Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Julia is married to an older, upstanding, deeply Catholic and closeted man named Michael, who is bedridden with rheumatism.
—Mary Marge Locker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Nettle is said to have an analgesic effect, which is said to help with joint diseases such as rheumatism or osteoarthritis.
—Katharina Walser, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
Marking its 70th anniversary in 2023, Buchinger Wilhelmi in Überlingen, Germany, was the brainchild of a clean-living German naval doctor, Otto Buchinger (1878-1966), whose career was cut short by excruciating rheumatism.
—Bill Prince, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Julia is married to an older, upstanding, deeply Catholic and closeted man named Michael, who is bedridden with rheumatism.
—Mary Marge Locker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Nettle is said to have an analgesic effect, which is said to help with joint diseases such as rheumatism or osteoarthritis.
—Katharina Walser, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
Marking its 70th anniversary in 2023, Buchinger Wilhelmi in Überlingen, Germany, was the brainchild of a clean-living German naval doctor, Otto Buchinger (1878-1966), whose career was cut short by excruciating rheumatism.
—Bill Prince, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Rheumatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatism. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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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
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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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