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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ruːm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rum/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅m)

rheum /rum/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Pathologya thin, fluid substance from the mucous membranes, esp. during a cold.

rheum•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.

rheum (ro̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n.

Pathologya thin discharge of the mucous membranes, esp. during a cold.
Pathologycatarrh;
cold.

Greek rheûma (rheu-, variant stem of rheîn to flow, stream + -ma noun, nominal suffix of result)
Late Latin rheuma
Middle English reume 1350–1400

rheum′ic, adj.

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rheum /ruːm/ n

a watery discharge from the eyes or nose

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French reume, ultimately from Greek rheuma bodily humour, stream, from rhein to flow

'rheum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

rheumy - rheumatic - rheumatism - rhubarb - braxy - pieplant - rheumatoid - stream

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