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adj
Involving or pertaining to rheumatism, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Presenting analogies with rheumatism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person with rheumatoid arthritis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
of or pertaining to arthritis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: arthritic, creaky, rheumatic, rheumy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English rheumat(ism) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English rheumatoid From rheumat(ism) + -oid.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
