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rheumatic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ɹuːˈmætɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle French rheumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós), from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).

Meanings

1. Resembling or relating to rheumatism.
2. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.

Forms

Deriveds

postrheumatic · rheumatically · nonrheumatic · antirheumatic · prerheumatic · rheumatic fever

Relateds

rheumaticky · rheumatics

Translations (19)

sv reumatisk (referring to rheumatism) · mk ревма́тичен (referring to rheumatism) · de rheumatisch (referring to rheumatism) · gv aacheoidagh (referring to rheumatism) · es reumático (referring to rheumatism) · ru ревмати́ческий (referring to rheumatism) · pt reumático (referring to rheumatism) · bg ревматичен (referring to rheumatism) · nn reumatisk (referring to rheumatism) · pl reumatyczny (referring to rheumatism) · fi reumaattinen (referring to rheumatism) · fi reuma- (referring to rheumatism) · kk құздамалық (referring to rheumatism) · nb reumatisk (referring to rheumatism) · nn revmatisk (referring to rheumatism) · nb revmatisk (referring to rheumatism) · it reumatico (referring to rheumatism) · fr rhumatismal (referring to rheumatism) · ca reumàtic (referring to rheumatism)

rheumatic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɹuːˈmætɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle French rheumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós), from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).

Meanings

1. (rare) A person suffering from rheumatism
   • It must, be confessed, however, that the majority of rheumatics are not able to stand such treatment. 1911, George Knapp Abbott, Principles and practice of hydrotherapy:
   • It has been a clinical observation with me that the majority of chronic rheumatics are likewise the subjects of chronic constipation. 1890, The American practitioner, Volumes 9-10:
   • The rheumatics in the survey who had complete disability had had this same disability for an average of two years. 1933, George Hoyt Bigelow, Herbert Luther Lombard, Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases in Massachusetts, page 19:

Forms

Translations (9)

fi reumasairas (person suffering from rheumatism) · ru ревма́тик (person suffering from rheumatism) · sv reumatiker (person suffering from rheumatism) · fi reumaatikko (person suffering from rheumatism) · mk ревмати́чарка (person suffering from rheumatism) · id reumatik (person suffering from rheumatism) · kk ревматизммен ауыратын адам (person suffering from rheumatism) · mk ревма́тичар (person suffering from rheumatism) · ca reumàtic (person suffering from rheumatism)