0 a medical condition that causes stiffness and pain in the joints (= places where two bones are connected) or muscles of the body:
1 a medical condition that causes stiffness and pain in the joints or muscles
This alga is tasteless, reduces inflammation of erysipelas21 patients; an extract of it is good for al-niqris (rheumatism).
This group included different types of soft tissue rheumatism, which is much more common among women.
More than half the sample experienced arthritis or rheumatism, poor eyesight, problems with feet or walking, dental problems, headaches and breathlessness after effort.
As his rheumatism had become more severe, it was necessary for him to give up his positions of responsibility.
I suffered a lot from rheumatism, especially in the arm (points to left arm).
A field investigation of non-selected material of 1200 workers in different occupations with special reference to disc degeneration and so-called muscular rheumatism.
The word 'rheumatism' so used covers a wide variety of conditions, including such vague descriptions as back-ache.
But the unit stated, on the other hand, that the type of rheumatism appeared to be materially affected by working conditions.
