rheumatism
Syllabification: (rheu·ma·tism)
Pronunciation: /ˈro͞oməˌtizəm/
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Definition of rheumatism
noun
Origin:
late 17th century: from French rhumatisme, or via Latin from Greek rheumatismos, from rheumatizein 'to snuffle', from rheuma 'stream': the disease was originally supposed to be caused by the internal flow of “watery” humors