rheumatic

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ruːˈmætɪk/

  Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

rheumatic (comparative more rheumatic, superlative most rheumatic)

1. Resembling or referring to rheumatism.

Derived terms

• rheumatically
• rheumatic fever

Related terms

• rheumaticky
• rheumatics

Translations

referring to rheumatism

Catalan: reumàtic (ca) Finnish: reumaattinen (fi), reuma- (fi) French: rhumatismal (fr) German: rheumatisch (de)

Italian: reumatico (it) Polish: reumatyczny (pl) m., reumatyczna (pl) f., reumatyczne (pl) n. Spanish: reumático (es) m.

Noun

rheumatic (plural rheumatics)

1. (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

person suffering from rheumatism

Catalan: reumàtic (ca) m.

Finnish: reumaatikko (fi), reumasairas (fi)