What is the meaning of rheumatism?

noun

  • 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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