rheumatism的词源

英文词源

rheumatism (n.)

c. 1600, from Late Latin rheumatismus, from Greek rheumatismos, from rheumatizein "suffer from the flux," from rheuma "a discharge from the body" (see rheum). "The meaning of a disease of the joints is first recorded in 1688, because rheumatism was thought to be caused by an excessive flow of rheum into a joint thereby stretching ligaments" [Barnhart].

中文词源

rheumatism（风湿病）：太多体液流入关节

古人认为人体内含有大量体液，在希腊语中将其称为rheum，来自动词rhein（流动）。古人认为风湿病是因为太多体液流入关节，导致关节内韧带被拉 伸，所以古希腊人将风湿病称为rheumatismos，字面意思就是“rheum造成的毛病”。该词经由拉丁语后进入英语，拼写演变为 rheumatism。

rheumatism：['rumətɪzəm] n.风湿病

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rheumatism：风湿病学

rheumatic,风湿的，-ism,思想，学说。