rheumatic

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by DTLHS (talk | contribs) as of 04:36, 2 December 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

Etymology

Lua error: Module:checkparams:215: The template Template:PIE root does not use the parameter(s): 

2=srew

Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.

(deprecated template usage) From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French rheumatique, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rheumaticus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós), from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”)

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɹuːˈmætɪk/
    Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

rheumatic (comparative more rheumatic, superlative most rheumatic)

  1. Resembling or relating to rheumatism.
  2. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.

Derived terms

Translations

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

Anagrams

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=rheumatic&oldid=58096303"