rheumatism

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

筋肉、腱、関節、骨、神経などに生じる疾患。痛み、不快感、身体機能の障害を伴うもの。 / 関節リウマチや萎縮性関節炎など、特定のリウマチ性疾患を指す場合もある。

After years of cold winters and repetitive manual labor, she developed rheumatism that made simple tasks painful.

長年の寒い冬と繰り返しの肉体労働の後、彼女は筋肉・腱・関節・骨・神経の障害を発症し、ささいな作業でも痛みを伴うようになった。

Sense（1）

(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.

The old man had become a confirmed invalid, confined by chronic rheumatism to his chair.

Sense（2）

(pathology) atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

rheumatisms

（ plural ）