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Rheumatism vs Sinomenine - What's the difference?

rheumatism | sinomenine |

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.

rheumatism

English

Noun

  • (pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
  • :* The old man had become a confirmed invalid, confined by chronic rheumatism to his chair. —
  • (pathology) atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

    • Derived terms

    * desert rheumatism * rheumatism weed

    See also

    * rheum * rheumatic * rheumaticky * rheumatoid * rheumatology * rheumatologist * rheumy

    sinomenine

    English

    (wikipedia sinomenine)

    Noun

    (-)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * cocculine