rheumatism

As a noun rheumatism

is any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.

As an adjective rheumatismal is

of or pertaining to rheumatism; rheumatic.

As nouns the difference between rheumatism and rheumatiz

is that rheumatism is any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability while rheumatiz is rheumatism.

As nouns the difference between rheumatism and sinomenine

is that rheumatism is (pathology) any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability while sinomenine is an alkaloid found in the climbing plant sinomenium acutum , native to japan and china, traditionally used in herbal medicine as a treatment for rheumatism and arthritis.

As nouns the difference between rheumatism and antirheumatic

is that rheumatism is (pathology) any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability while antirheumatic is a drug that prevents or counters rheumatism.

As an adjective antirheumatic is

serving to prevent or counter rheumatism.