rheumatism

[US]/'ruːmətɪz(ə)m/
[UK]/'rumətɪzəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. rheumatism, arthritis

Example Sentences

Rheumatism tries me a great deal.

The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.

Rheumatism prevents him form bending his back.

Except that HTLV Ⅰ was related to leucemia,the relationship between it and rheumatism is a controversial question.

harsh lines appeared in his face when his rheumatism was at its worst.

The arthralgia, the neck shoulder pain, waist backache, the talalgia often are rheumatism's main performance, sometimes is also accompanied by joint's swelling.

Real-world Examples

If there hadn't been a war, he'd have retired long ago and nursed his rheumatism.

Source: Gone with the Wind

But General Washington did not want to go. He suffered from rheumatism.

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

But Mammy was showing her age and rheumatism was slowing her lumbering tread.

Source: Gone with the Wind

When he got older he was almost blind with cataracts and had terrible rheumatism.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

Worry can put you into a wheel chair with rheumatism and arthritis.

Source: The virtues of human nature.

He constantly suffered from chills, sore throats, toothache, inflamed eyes, and rheumatism.

Source: The Biography of Tolstoy

On the other hand it was damp weather and the Superintendent's rheumatism was always worst in damp weather.

Source: A handsome face.

After recovering from his bout of rheumatism in early 1788, Jay wrote Federalist No.

Source: Character Profile

Yes, but-- - And you must be a martyr to rheumatism.

Source: Gentleman Jack

The damp chill penetrated to his bones so that his legs ached with rheumatism. .

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

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