rheumatic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French rheumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós), from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹuːˈmætɪk/
- Rhymes: -ætɪk
Adjective
[edit]rheumatic (comparative more rheumatic, superlative most rheumatic)
- Resembling or relating to rheumatism.
- Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]referring to rheumatism
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Noun
[edit]rheumatic (plural rheumatics)
- (rare) A person suffering from rheumatism
- 1890, The American practitioner, Volumes 9-10:
- It has been a clinical observation with me that the majority of chronic rheumatics are likewise the subjects of chronic constipation.
- 1911, George Knapp Abbott, Principles and practice of hydrotherapy:
- It must, be confessed, however, that the majority of rheumatics are not able to stand such treatment.
- 1933, George Hoyt Bigelow, Herbert Luther Lombard, Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases in Massachusetts[1], page 19:
- The rheumatics in the survey who had complete disability had had this same disability for an average of two years.
Translations
[edit]person suffering from rheumatism
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