慢まん性せい関かん節せつリウマチ

also: まんせいかんせつリューマチ · まんせいかんせつリュウマチ

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Meanings

noun

rheumatoid arthritis

obsolete termmedicine

Obsolete medical term for rheumatoid arthritis; modern usage prefers 関節リウマチ. It is obsolete and cross-references 関節リウマチ.

Written forms

慢まん性せい関かん節せつリウマチ
Standard medical term for rheumatoid arthritis, though now largely replaced by 関節リウマチ.
慢まん性せい関かん節せつリューマチ
Search-only variant with リューマチ; not a standard modern spelling.
慢まん性せい関かん節せつリュウマチ
Search-only variant with リュウマチ; not a standard modern spelling.

Kanji

慢ridicule, laziness
性sex, gender, nature
関connection, barrier, gateway
節node, season, period

Similar words

関かん節せつリウマチ
Modern standard term for rheumatoid arthritis; 慢性関節リウマチ is an older, now-obsolete synonym.

Etymology

Compound of 慢性 (chronic), 関節 (joint), and リウマチ (rheumatism). The term is now obsolete, replaced by 関節リウマチ.