rheum.
Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
Meaning & usage
Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism.
Tears.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English reume, rewme, from Anglo-Norman reume, from Late Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, humour”). Doublet of stream.
Clipping of rheumatologist.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of rheumatologist.
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