rheumatic
/ru:'mætik/
Definition
Adjective:
- Relating to or suffering from rheumatism: Describes conditions, pains, or symptoms associated with rheumatism, a disorder causing pain and stiffness in the joints or muscles.
- Affected by rheumatism: Describes a person who has rheumatism.
Noun:
- A person who has rheumatism: An individual suffering from the disease of rheumatism.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- She complained of rheumatic pains in her knees during the cold weather.
- The doctor prescribed medication for his rheumatic condition.
- Noun:
- The old rheumatic found it difficult to climb the stairs.
- Special exercises can help rheumatics manage their pain.
Advanced Usage
- "Rheumatic fever": A serious inflammatory disease that can develop as a complication of a streptococcal infection (like strep throat) and may affect the heart, joints, skin, and brain.
- In the past, many children developed heart problems after suffering from rheumatic fever.
Variants and Related Words
- Rheumatism (n): The general term for any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue.
- Rheumatoid (adj): Specifically relating to rheumatoid arthritis, a common form of rheumatism.
- Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder.
- Rheumatology (n): The branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- Rheumy (adj): Watery or full of rheum (a thin mucus); often used to describe watery eyes, especially due to age or illness.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Arthritic, gouty (for specific types), stiff, painful.
- Noun: Arthritic, sufferer (from rheumatism).
Related Phrases
- Rheumatic heart disease: Permanent damage to the heart valves caused by rheumatic fever.
- Screening for strep throat is important to prevent rheumatic heart disease.
Adjective
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of or pertaining to arthritis
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my creaky old joints
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rheumy with age and grief
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Noun
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a person suffering with rheumatism
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