réama — meaning in English

English meaning

• phlegm noun Thick mucus produced in the throat or airways, especially when coughed up during a cold or infection.
• rheum noun Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.

Senses

réama is used for these senses in English:

• catarrh (medicine) Inflammation of a mucous membrane.
• phlegm Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]
• rheum (uncountable) Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. [from 14th c.]

phlegm — full definition

1. noun Thick mucus produced in the throat or airways, especially when coughed up during a cold or infection.
2. noun Calm, unemotional composure, sometimes bordering on indifference.

rheum — full definition

1. noun Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
2. noun Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism.

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