English Explanatory Dictionary

rheumatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling or relating to rheumatism.
  2. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.
noun
  1. A person suffering from rheumatism

Pronunciation

/ɹuːˈmætɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-rheumatic.wav

Word forms

rheumatic more rheumatic most rheumatic rheumatics

Etymology

From Middle French rheumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós), from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).

Related words

rheumaticky rheumatics

Derived words

antirheumatic nonrheumatic postrheumatic prerheumatic rheumatically rheumatic fever
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