English Explanatory Dictionary

rheum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
  2. Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism.
  3. Tears.
noun
  1. Clipping of rheumatologist.

Pronunciation

/ɹuːm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rheum.wav

Word forms

rheum rheums

Etymology

From Middle English reume, rewme, from Anglo-Norman reume, from Late Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, humour”). Doublet of stream.

Derived words

enrheum rheumatic rheumatism rheumed rheumic rheumy salt rheum

Translations

Arabic: غَمَص Arabic: رَمَص Arabic: عماص Armenian: ճպուռ Bulgarian: гурел Czech: ospalek Finnish: rähmä Greek: τσίμπλα Ancient Greek: λήμη Hungarian: csipa Ingrian: räämy Ingrian: sitta Italian: cispa Japanese: 目脂 Central Kurdish: ڕیپۆق Latin: grāmiae Macedonian: гурелка Magahi: 𑂍𑂰𑂀𑂒𑂲 Malay: tahi mata Māori: pīkari Portuguese: remela Punjabi: ਗਿੱਡ Romagnol: càcar Romagnol: càcula Spanish: lagaña Spanish: legaña Spanish: pitarra Spanish: pitaña Spanish: chele Spanish: magaña Spanish: chinguiña Tahitian: vare Tamil: பீளை Tamil: பூளை Telugu: బూజ Turkish: çapak Ottoman Turkish: چاپاق Vietnamese: dử Vietnamese: nhử Vietnamese: ghèn Vietnamese: rử Vietnamese: gỉ Welsh: môl
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