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rheumatism

/ˈɹu.məˌtɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
rheuma-tism
IPA
/ˈɹu.məˌtɪz/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested 1601, from Latin rheumatismus (“rheum”), from Ancient Greek ῥευματισμός (rheumatismós, “humour, discharge, rheum”) from ῥευματίζομαι (rheumatízomai, “to suffer from a rheum”) from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”)

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rheumatisms (plural)

Derived Forms

rheumatismal rheumatismoid rumortism

Phrases

desert rheumatism rheumatism root rheumatism weed

Frequently Paired Words

rheum rheumatic rheumaticky rheumatoid rheumatologist rheumatology rheumy

Synonyms

rheumatoid arthritis atrophic arthritis

Questions

How do you pronounce rheumatism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz/.
What does rheumatism mean?
Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
Where does rheumatism come from?
First attested 1601, from Latin rheumatismus (“rheum”), from Ancient Greek ῥευματισμός (rheumatismós, “humour, discharge, rheum”) from ῥευματίζομαι (rheumatízomai, “to suffer from a rheum”) from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”)

How to pronounce rheumatism

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