Inflammation of the fibrous connective tissue in a joint commonly called rheumatism is also known as arthritis .Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the many diseases that are connected with this problem.nflammation of the fibrous connective tissue in a joint commonly called rheumatism is also known as arthritis .
(an'Ä), Do not confuse words formed with this prefix and similar words formed with the prefix an-. Up, again, back; sometimes an- before a vowel; corresponds to L. sursum-; CAUTION: an- before a vowel usually stands for a- meaning not; sometimes ana- becomes am- before p, b, or ph.
â phrasal verb with tear uk /tÉªÉr/ us /tÉªr/ verb [I]. âº mainly US to get âtears in âyour âeyes, so that you âalmost âstart to âcry, because you are âexperiencing âstrong âemotion: She teared up as the âaward was âpresented to her. (Definition of tear up from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press). Browse. 1  tear sth apart.