rheumatic
rheumatic Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Of, relating to, caused by, or characteristic of rheumatism or a disorder involving inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissues.
"The patient was referred to a specialist after experiencing persistent rheumatic pain in her wrists and knees."
Affected with or suffering from rheumatism; stiff, aching, or impaired in movement due to joint inflammation.
"With slow, rheumatic fingers, the elderly craftsman carefully carved the delicate wooden figurine."
• noun
A person who suffers from rheumatism.
"Warm, dry climates were historically recommended by physicians as a therapeutic retreat for chronic rheumatics."
(usually in the plural, rheumatics) Rheumatism, or informal aches and pains in the joints and muscles.
"My grandfather always complained that the damp autumn weather brought on his rheumatics."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Late Middle English, via Old French and Latin rheumaticus from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikos), derived from ῥεῦμα (rheuma, "stream" or "humor"), reflecting the ancient humoral belief that joint pains and inflammations were caused by the downward flow of watery humors from the brain.