Definitions For 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
• A disease that causes stiffness and pain in the muscles and swelling and pain in the joints