Rheumatic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person suffering with rheumatism

of or pertaining to arthritis

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹuːmˈæɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹuːmˈatɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹuːmˈatɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹuːmˈæɾɪk/.

Examples

my creaky old joints
rheumy with age and grief

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

arthritic rheumatoid rheumy creaky

Parts of Speech

noun	a person suffering with rheumatism
adjective	of or pertaining to arthritis “my creaky old joints”

Word Forms

rheumatic	adjective	of or pertaining to arthritis
arthritis	noun	inflammation of a joint or joints
rheumatic	noun	a person suffering with rheumatism
rheumatism	noun	a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; 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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rheumatisch

eine Person, die an Rheuma leidet

🇫🇷French

rhumatismal

une personne souffrant de rhumatismes

🇪🇸Spanish

reumático

una persona que sufre de reumatismo

🇮🇹Italian

reumatico

una persona che soffre di reumatismi

🇳🇱Dutch

reumatisch

iemand die lijdt aan reuma

🇵🇹Portuguese

reumático

uma pessoa que sofre de reumatismo

🇷🇺Russian

ревматический

человек, страдающий ревматизмом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आमवाती

गठिया रोग से पीड़ित व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

বাতজনিত

বাত রোগে আক্রান্ত একজন ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

வாத நோய்

வாத நோயால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

రుమాటిక్

రుమాటిజంతో బాధపడుతున్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

संधिवाताचा

संधिवात ग्रस्त व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંધિવા

સંધિવાથી પીડિત વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಧಿವಾತ

ಸಂಧಿವಾತದಿಂದ ಬಳಲುತ್ತಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റുമാറ്റിക്

വാതരോഗം ബാധിച്ച ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਠੀਏ

ਗਠੀਏ ਨਾਲ ਪੀੜਤ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

گٹھیا

ایک شخص جو گٹھیا میں مبتلا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

风湿病的

患有风湿病的人

🇯🇵Japanese

リウマチ性

リウマチで苦しんでいる人

🇰🇷Korean

류마티스

류머티즘을 앓고 있는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bệnh thấp khớp

một người bị bệnh thấp khớp

🇹🇭Thai

โรคไขข้อ

บุคคลที่ทุกข์ทรมานจากโรคไขข้อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

reumatik

seseorang yang menderita rematik

🇵🇭Filipino

may rayuma

isang taong may rayuma

🇲🇾Malay

reumatik

seseorang yang menghidap penyakit reumatik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الروماتيزم

شخص يعاني من الروماتيزم

🇮🇷Persian

روماتیسمی

فردی که از روماتیسم رنج می برد

🇹🇷Turkish

romatizmal

romatizma hastası bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רֵאוּמָטִי

אדם הסובל משגרון

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