rheum

‖n. [ NL., from L. Rha the river Volga, on the banks of which it grows. See Rhubarb. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants. See Rhubarb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. reume, rheume, F. rhume a cold, L. rheuma rheum, from Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, fr. "rei^n to flow, akin to E. stream. See Stream, n., and cf. Hemorrhoids.] (Med.) A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose. [1913 Webster]

I have a rheum in mine eyes too. Shak. [1913 Webster]

Salt rheum. (Med.) See Salt rheum, in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; subject to a discharge or flux: cf. L. rheumaticus, F. rhumatique. See Rheum, Rheumatism. ] 1. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rheumatism; as, rheumatic pains or affections; affected with rheumatism; as, a rheumatic old man; causing rheumatism; as, a rheumatic day. [ 1913 Webster ]

That rheumatic diseases do abound. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One affected with rheumatism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. rheumatismus rheum, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, fr.&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to have or suffer from a flux, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; rheum: cf. F. rheumatisme. See 2d Rheum. ] (Med.) A general disease characterized by painful, often multiple, local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and muscles, but also extending sometimes to the deeper organs, as the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inflammatory rheumatism (Med.), acute rheumatism attended with fever, and attacking usually the larger joints, which become swollen, hot, and very painful. --
Rheumatism root. (Bot.) See Twinleaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rheumatism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Rheumatism + -oid. ] (Med.) Of or resembling rheum or rheumatism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, rheum. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rheumic diathesis. See Dartrous diathesis, under Dartrous. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Rheum. ] (Med.) The class of skin disease developed by the dartrous diathesis. See under Dartrous. [ 1913 Webster ]