rheum
Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly…Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
носова́я слизьnosovája slizʹ, слизьslizʹ
a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)
(countable, uncountable)Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism.
(countable, poetic, uncountable)Tears.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English reume, rewme, from Anglo-Norman reume, from Late Latin rheuma, from AnFrom Middle English reume, rewme, from Anglo-Norman reume, from Late Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, humour”). Doublet of stream.
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Forms
plural: rheumsSynonyms
1 synonyms- rhubarb:genus Rheum
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable