| 单词 | rheumatic |
| 释义 | rheumatic (once / 1109 pages) adjn The adjective rheumatic describes anything having to do with rheumatism, a painful disease of the joints. If your grandfather moves slowly, you could describe him as rheumatic. You could describe a doctor as "a rheumatic expert," or a patient as moving in a rheumatic way, slow and arthritic. The Latin root word is rheumaticus, "troubled with rheum," and rheum itself is a Greek word that means "flow." The word was first ascribed to the disease of rheumatism because of the way it seemed to spread — or flow — within a patient's body. WORD FAMILYrheumatic: rheumatically, rheumatics, rheumatism+/rheumatism: rheumatisms USAGE EXAMPLESActhar is marketed for a variety of severe afflictions, including acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis and rheumatic disorders. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) The son of an Italian immigrant, Cortopassi in his youth suffered rheumatic fever and resulting heart damage that still affects him. Seattle Times(Oct 29, 2016) But after developing rheumatic fever, she took up writing seriously. The Guardian(Oct 09, 2016) 1adj of or pertaining to arthritis Syn arthritic, creaky, rheumatoid, rheumy unhealthy not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind 2n a person suffering with rheumatism Hyper diseased person, sick person, sufferer a person suffering from an illness |
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