| 单词 | rheumatism |
| 释义 | rheumatism (once / 1638 pages) n Rheumatism is a medical condition of painful inflammation in muscles, joints, or connective tissue. If you volunteer to help an elderly woman with rheumatism in her hands, you might help her write, or carry her bags. Rheumatism comes from the old Greek medical word rheum, which means flux or flow, and comes from outdated medical ideas about the flow of humors causing pain or stiffness in the joints. Now, rheumatism is defined as inflammation in the joints, muscles, or tissues. If someone has rheumatism, their movement is stiff and painful. WORD FAMILYrheumatism: rheumatisms+/rheumatic: rheumatically, rheumatics, rheumatism USAGE EXAMPLES“A disgrace to a ship,” Bligh called it, claiming that the symptoms were due to rheumatism. Nature(Dec 13, 2016) He fears the effect this could have on his wife, who suffers from high blood pressure and rheumatism. Washington Post(Oct 31, 2016) I have diabetes and kidney problems, and my wife has rheumatism and back problems, but we cannot get the medicines we need, not even painkillers. The Guardian(Sep 30, 2016) 1n any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues Hyper disease an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning 2n 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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis psoriatic arthritis a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis Still's disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritisa form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded arthritis inflammation of a joint or joints autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorderany 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 |
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