gościec

== Polish == === Etymology === From gość (“guest”) +‎ -ec, stemming from the superstition that if the disease is treated "like a guest" it might leave its host seeking an even better reception elsewhere. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔɕt͡ɕɛt͡s Syllabification: goś‧ciec === Noun === gościec m inan (pathology) rheumatism, especially rheumatoid arthritis Synonym: reumatyzm ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “gościec”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “gościec”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) Aleksander Saloni (1899), “gościec”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny‎[3] (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 238