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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 | ||
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