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/ˈɹu.məˌtɪz.əm/ · noun
(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability..
And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach.
The old man had become a confirmed invalid, confined by chronic rheumatism to his chair.
Use rheumatism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rheumatism means (pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability..
Common synonyms include rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach.
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