Is rheumatism the same as rheumatoid arthritis?

Is rheumatism or rheumatic disorder, a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the joints and connective tissue currently equal to (is the same object as, though perhaps to a different level of accuracy) Rheumatoid disease (a combination of rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly, leukopenia, pigmented spots on lower extremities, and other evidence of hypersplenism (anemia and thrombocytopenia))?

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The current time is June 19th 2013, 05:56:52

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Fact 1: rheumatism is not the same as rheumatoid arthritis

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Fact 1 is true for all of timepoint June 19th 2013, 05:56:52

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