rheumatism

名词 rheumatism:

1. any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
2. a 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
   同义词：rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis

1. She's a martyr to rheumatism.
   她长期受风湿病的折磨。
2. Cold weather plays the devil with my rheumatism.
   天一冷，我的风湿病就犯了。
3. He is a martyr to his rheumatism.
   他长期受风湿病折磨。
4. The inhabitants are predisposed to rheumatism by the damp climate.
   因气候潮湿，居民易患风湿症。
5. She is afflicted with rheumatism.
   她为风湿症所苦。
6. The patient is suffering from the rheumatism.
   这个病人受到风湿病的折磨。

rheu.ma.tism

n.（名词）
Any of several pathological conditions of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves, characterized by discomfort and disability.
风湿病：任一种肌肉、腱、关节、骨或神经的严重病理情形，症状为不适和功能丧失
Rheumatoid arthritis.
类风湿性关节炎

来源：
Latin rheumatismus [rheum]
拉丁语 rheumatismus [鼻炎]
from Greek rheumatismos
源自 希腊语 rheumatismos
from rheumatizesthai [to suffer from rheum]
源自 rheumatizesthai [受鼻炎之苦]
from rheuma rheumat- [rheum] * see rheum
源自 rheuma rheumat- [鼻炎] *参见 rheum