RHEUM


Meaning of RHEUM in English

[ ru:m ]

■ noun chiefly literary a watery fluid that collects in or drips from the nose or eyes.

Derivatives

~y adjective

Origin

ME: from OFr. reume , via L. from Gk ~a 'stream' (from rhein 'to flow').

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