rheumatism 核心詞議：
n. 風濕癥；類風濕性關節炎
rheumatism 基本解釋
速記方法
速記技巧
詞源記憶法
古人認為人體內含有大量體液，在希臘語中將其稱為rheum，來自動詞rhein（流動）。古人認為風濕病是因為太多體液流入關節，導致關節內韌帶被拉伸，所以古希臘人將風濕病稱為rheumatismos，字面意思就是“rheum造成的毛病”。該詞經由拉丁語后進入英語，拼寫演變為rheumatism。
知識擴展
中文詞源
rheumatism 風濕病學
rheumatic,風濕的，-ism,思想，學說。
中文詞源：
rheumatism 風濕病學
rheumatic,風濕的，-ism,思想，學說。
rheumatism
精選例句
1、 Arthritis and rheumatism are prominent crippling diseases.
關節炎和風濕病是常見致殘的疾病。
常見考點例句：
- Collins suffered from rheumatism , gout and the peculiarly victorian affliction of " nerves " , which led to his over-reliance on laudanum .
- 柯林斯患了風濕病、痛風和維多利亞時代特有的“神經痛”，為減輕病痛他對鴉片上了癮。
- The strain of supplying the war effort eventually took its toll on colt . Suffering from chronic rheumatism , the 47-year-old gun manufacturer died at his home on january 10 , 1862 , leaving behind an estate worth millions .
- 戰爭物資供給的緊張節奏最終讓柯爾特患上了慢性風濕，這位47歲的槍械制造商于1862年1月10日在家中逝世，留下了價值數百萬的遺產。
- The dolphin oil potion , which sells for about $ 25 a small bottle , is used to treat rheumatism , a saleswoman explained .
- 海豚油口服藥每小瓶賣到大約25美元，一位女商販解釋說，它能用以治療風濕病。
- Even when he was bent with rheumatism he would not think of moving to a drier spot , but went slowly about his work , milking the cows and collecting the honey and eggs , with the two swans always somewhere close at hand .
- 甚至在他由于風濕病身體彎曲時，他也不想搬到一個更干燥的地方，而是緩慢地做他的工作，給奶牛擠奶，收集蜂蜜和雞蛋，那兩只天鵝總是在附近的某個地方陪著。
- It will contain detailed profiles of 23 plants , including devil 's claw , which is used to treat rheumatism ; red stinkwood , whose bark provides an ingredient for prostate-cancer drugs ; and african ginger , which is good for relieving headaches .
- 第一版將涵蓋23種植物詳細的介紹，其中包括用于治療風濕病的爪鉤草；樹皮中含有治療前列腺癌藥物有效成分的非洲紅臭木；具有緩解頭痛功用的非洲姜。