| Rheumatism | n. [ L. rheumatismus rheum, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, fr.&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to have or suffer from a flux, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; rheum: cf. F. rheumatisme. See 2d Rheum. ] (Med.) A general disease characterized by painful, often multiple, local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and muscles, but also extending sometimes to the deeper organs, as the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]
Inflammatory rheumatism (Med.), acute rheumatism attended with fever, and attacking usually the larger joints, which become swollen, hot, and very painful. --
Rheumatism root. (Bot.) See Twinleaf. [ 1913 Webster ]
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