rheumatism vs autoimmune disease

rheumatism and autoimmune disease both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rheumatism	Yes	No	No	No
autoimmune disease	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, autoimmune disease is a hypernym of rheumatism; that is, autoimmune disease is a word with a broader meaning than rheumatism:

rheumatism: a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint
autoimmune disease: any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues

Other hypernyms of rheumatism include arthritis, autoimmune disorder.

rheumatism (noun)	autoimmune disease (noun)
any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues	any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint

rheumatism vs autoimmune disease

rheumatism and autoimmune disease both are nouns.

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