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US
/ɹuˈmætɪk/
]
[ UK /ɹuːmˈætɪk/ ]
[ UK /ɹuːmˈætɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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of or pertaining to arthritis
rheumy with age and grief
my creaky old joints
NOUN
- a person suffering with rheumatism
How To Use rheumatic In A Sentence
- An attack of rheumatic fever may last for six weeks or longer.
- The English cottage has a rheumatic floor of beaten earth or tile; its rooms are few and small, and very dark; the water-supply is scanty and most inconvenient; its chimney smokes; mice and rats find secure refuge in the thatch; the masses of clinging vines make it damp and earwiggy; but what a lovely bit it is in the landscape! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873
- She shook her head at me, I remember, and I said something about her rheumatic hands finding hot dishes a problem. A DEATH IN TIME
- Leavin 'me all alone, me with my rheumatics, an' the neuralgy! Liza of Lambeth
- Advocates of such treatment compare patients to individuals who take insulin, epileptics who use antiepileptic drugs, or those who depend upon antirheumatic medications.
- In the new research, published in the journal, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, patients were taking either a high dose of lumiracoxib, a type of drug known as a cox-2 inhibitor, high dose of ibuprofen or naproxen, which are both non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs known as NSAIDs. The Down-Side of Pain Killers | Impact Lab
- The sulphureous mud-baths are particularly effective in the treatment of rheumatic diseases; arthrosis, muscular rheumatism and post-traumatic effects.
- First or second degree block, however, can occur with rheumatic carditis, diphtheria, digoxin overdose, and congenital heart defects.
- Big hugs or strong handshakes while sharing the peace can be painful for people with arthritis or rheumatic conditions.
- The diagnosis of subclinical valvulitis and valvulopathy influences the secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic fever and endocarditis.