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nouna 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
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nounany painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissuestype of:
Definition that contains rheumatism
- rheumatic a person suffering with rheumatism
- phallus impudicus a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism
- common stinkhorn a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism
- wild yam having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
- dioscorea paniculata having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
- mud bath a bath in warm mud (as for treating rheumatism)