RHEUMATISM
Scrabble letter values: R1H4E1U1M3A1T1I1S1M3 = 17
Definition
- noun any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues.
- noun a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities. — synonyms: rheumatoid_arthritis, atrophic_arthritis
Examples
- “something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint”