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antirheumatic

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antirheumatic /an·ti·rheu·mat·ic/ (-roo-mat´ik)
1. relieving or preventing rheumatism.
2. an agent that so acts.

antirheumatic
[-roo͡mat′ik]
Etymology: Gk, anti + rheumatismos, that which flows
pertaining to the relief of symptoms of any painful or immobilizing disorder of the musculoskeletal system.

antirheumatic [an″te-, an″ti-roo-mat´ik]
counteracting rheumatism and rheumatoid disease.


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