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adj.

Of, relating to, or suffering from rheumatism.

n.

1. One who is affected by rheumatism.
2. rheumatics Informal. Pains caused by rheumatism.

[Middle English reumatik, of rheum, from Old French reumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, suffering from rheum, from Greek rheumatikos, from rheuma, rheumat-, stream. See rheum.]

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(rū-măt'ĭk)
adj.

Relating to or characterized by rheumatism.

n.

One who is affected by rheumatism.

Pertaining to or affected with rheumatism.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person suffering with rheumatism

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The adjective rheumatic has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or pertaining to arthritis
  Synonyms: arthritic, creaky, rheumatoid

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - reumatisk, gigt-
n. - gigtpatient, reumatiker

idioms:

• rheumatic fever    [med.] gigtfeber

Nederlands (Dutch)
reumatisch

Français (French)
adj. - rhumatisant, rhumatismal
n. - rhumatisant

idioms:

• rheumatic fever    rhumatisme articulaire aigu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rheumatisch
n. - an Rheuma Leidender

idioms:

• rheumatic fever    (akuter) Gelenkrheumatismus

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (παθολ.) ρευματικός, ρευματοπαθής
n. - ρευματοπαθής, ρευματικός, (πληθ.) ρευματόπονοι

idioms:

• rheumatic fever    (παθολ.) ρευματικός πυρετός

Italiano (Italian)
reumatico

idioms:

• rheumatic fever    febbre reumatica

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - reumático
n. - reumático (m)

idioms:

• rheumatic fever    febre reumática (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
ревматический

idioms:

• rheumatic fever    ревматизм

Español (Spanish)
adj. - reumático
n. - reumático

idioms:

• rheumatic fever    fiebre reumática

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - reumatisk
n. - reumatiker

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
风湿症的, 引起风湿症的, 患风湿症的, 风湿症患者, 风湿症

idioms:

• rheumatic fever    风湿热

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 風濕症的, 引起風濕症的, 患風濕症的
n. - 風濕症患者, 風濕症

idioms:

• rheumatic fever    風濕熱

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 류머티즘의, 류머티즘에 걸린
n. - 류머티즘 환자, 류머티즘

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - リューマチの
n. - リューマチ患者, リューマチ

idioms:

• rheumatic fever    リューマチ熱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) روماتيزمي (الاسم) شخص مصاب بالروماتيزم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שיגרוני, של שיגרון‬
n. - ‮חולה שיגרון‬

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