English noun: rheumatism | |||
1. | rheumatism (state) any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disease | ||
2. | rheumatism (state) 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 | ||
Synonyms | atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arthritis, autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, Still's disease | ||
Domain category | virus | ||