RHEUM


Meaning of RHEUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrüm ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English reume, from Anglo-French, from Latin rheuma, from Greek, literally, flow, flux, from rhein to flow — more at stream

Date: 14th century

1. : a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose

2. archaic : tears

• rheumy ˈrü-mē adjective

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