Rheumatoid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or pertaining to arthritis

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈuːmɐtˌɔɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈuːmɐtˌɔɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈuːmɐtˌɔɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈuːmɐtˌɔɪd/.

Examples

my creaky old joints
rheumy with age and grief

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rheumatic arthritic rheumy creaky

Parts of Speech

adjective

of or pertaining to arthritis

“my creaky old joints”

Word Forms

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

🇫🇷French

rhumatoïde

de ou se rapportant à l'arthrite

🇪🇸Spanish

reumatoide

Perteneciente o relativo a la artritis.

🇮🇹Italian

reumatoide

o relativo all'artrite

🇳🇱Dutch

reumatoïde

van of met betrekking tot artritis

🇵🇹Portuguese

reumatóide

de ou relativo à artrite

🇷🇺Russian

ревматоидный

артрита или относящегося к нему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रियुमेटोइड

गठिया का या उससे संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

রিউমাটয়েড

বা বাতের সাথে সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

முடக்கு வாதம்

கீல்வாதம் அல்லது தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

రుమటాయిడ్

ఆర్థరైటిస్ యొక్క లేదా సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

संधिवात

संधिवात किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંધિવા

સંધિવાથી સંબંધિત અથવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಧಿವಾತ

ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಧಿವಾತಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റൂമറ്റോയ്ഡ്

ആർത്രൈറ്റിസിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਾਇਮੇਟਾਇਡ

ਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਗਠੀਏ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

رمیٹی

گٹھیا سے متعلق یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

类风湿病

属于或关于关节炎的

🇯🇵Japanese

リウマチ

関節炎の、または関節炎に関する

🇰🇷Korean

류마티스

관절염의 또는 관련

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thấp khớp

của hoặc liên quan đến bệnh viêm khớp

🇹🇭Thai

รูมาตอยด์

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับโรคข้ออักเสบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

reumatoid

dari atau berkaitan dengan arthritis

🇲🇾Malay

reumatoid

daripada atau berkaitan dengan arthritis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الروماتويد

من أو المتعلقة بالتهاب المفاصل

🇮🇷Persian

روماتوئید

آرتریت یا مربوط به آن

🇹🇷Turkish

romatoid

artrit ile ilgili veya artritle ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

ראומטואיד

של דלקת פרקים או בקשר אליה

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The primary meaning of 'rheumatoid' is 'of or pertaining to arthritis'.

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