rheum

[ room ]

/ rum /

noun

a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, especially during a cold.

catarrh; cold.

Origin of rheum

1350–1400; Middle English reume<Late Latin rheuma<Greek rheûma (rheu-, variant stem of rheîn to flow, stream + -ma noun suffix of result)

OTHER WORDS FROM rheum

rheumic, adjective

Words nearby rheum

rhetoric, rhetorical, rhetorical question, rhetorical stress, rhetorician, rheum, rheumatalgia, rheumatic, rheumatic arteritis, rheumatic endocarditis, rheumatic fever

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Example sentences from the Web for rheum

English rhubarb is principally produced at Banbury, Oxfordshire, from the Rheum rhaponticum.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
The Doctor was now old, and his sharp, keen, grey eyes had suffered greatly by reason of rheum and much study.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby
Tears of emotion actually filled her eyes and mingled with the rheum of her cold.
By the Light of the Soul|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Here for instance are the directions to be given a patient suffering from rheum or catarrh.
Medieval Medicine|James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

Oxalate of lime exists in considerable quantity in the leaves and stalks of the common edible rhubarb (Rheum Rhaponticum).
Memoranda on Poisons|Thomas Hawkes Tanner

British Dictionary definitions for rheum

rheum

/ (ruːm) /

noun

a watery discharge from the eyes or nose

Word Origin for rheum

C14: from Old French reume, ultimately from Greek rheuma bodily humour, stream, from rhein to flow

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Medical definitions for rheum

rheum

[ rōōm ]

n.

A watery or thin mucous discharge from the eyes or nose.

单词	rheum
释义	rheum [ room ] / rum / noun a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, especially during a cold. catarrh; cold. Origin of rheum 1350–1400; Middle English reume<Late Latin rheuma<Greek rheûma (rheu-, variant stem of rheîn to flow, stream + -ma noun suffix of result) OTHER WORDS FROM rheum rheumic, adjective Words nearby rheum rhetoric, rhetorical, rhetorical question, rhetorical stress, rhetorician, rheum, rheumatalgia, rheumatic, rheumatic arteritis, rheumatic endocarditis, rheumatic fever Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rheum English rhubarb is principally produced at Banbury, Oxfordshire, from the Rheum rhaponticum. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley The Doctor was now old, and his sharp, keen, grey eyes had suffered greatly by reason of rheum and much study. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)\|John Roby Tears of emotion actually filled her eyes and mingled with the rheum of her cold. By the Light of the Soul\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Here for instance are the directions to be given a patient suffering from rheum or catarrh. Medieval Medicine\|James J. (James Joseph) Walsh Oxalate of lime exists in considerable quantity in the leaves and stalks of the common edible rhubarb (Rheum Rhaponticum). Memoranda on Poisons\|Thomas Hawkes Tanner British Dictionary definitions for rheum rheum / (ruːm) / noun a watery discharge from the eyes or nose Word Origin for rheum C14: from Old French reume, ultimately from Greek rheuma bodily humour, stream, from rhein to flow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for rheum rheum [ rōōm ] n. A watery or thin mucous discharge from the eyes or nose. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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