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Rheumatism

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Rheumatism, in popular usage, general and medically obsolete term applied to various conditions characterized by stiffness, pain, or soreness of the joints or muscles. Among diseases commonly but loosely called rheumatism are gout, rheumatic fever, osteoarthritis, myositis, bursitis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

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