rheum

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

  2. catarrh; cold.

Origin of rheum

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for rheum

rheum

/ (ruːm) /


noun
  1. a watery discharge from the eyes or nose

Origin of rheum

1
C14: from Old French reume, ultimately from Greek rheuma bodily humour, stream, from rhein to flow

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