any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
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
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用作名词(n.)
He is a martyr to his rheumatism.他长期受风湿病折磨。
Cold weather plays the devil with my rheumatism.天一冷，我的风湿病就犯了。
The inhabitants are predisposed to rheumatism by the damp climate.因气候潮湿，居民易患风湿症。
The patient is suffering from the rheumatism.这个病人受到类风湿性关节炎的折磨。
