noun
rheum
Rheum (noun) means Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
noun
1
Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
"He wore about his shoulders a heavy cloak; his pale face was drawn and his voice broken with rheum."
— James Joyce (1916)
2
An illness, such as a cold or rheumatism, once thought to be caused by this watery discharge.
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Etymology
Came from Middle English reume, rewme, from Anglo-Norman reume, from Late Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, humour”); a doublet of stream.
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What is the meaning of rheum?
"rheum" (noun) means thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
What are the different meanings of rheum?
"rheum" has 2 main meanings: 1. Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease; 2. An illness, such as a cold or rheumatism, once thought to be caused by this watery discharge.
