Rheumatism: alternatives and connections

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Rheumatism

A general disease characterized by painful, often multiple, local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and muscles, but also extending sometimes to the deeper organs, as the heart.

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Arthritis 76% connected

Any inflammation of the joints, particularly the gout.

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Disease 76% connected

Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.

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Rheumatic 74% connected

Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.

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Rheumatic 74% connected

Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis 92% connected

An autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation in the joints.

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