rheum

rheum

noun \ˈrüm\

Definition of RHEUM

1

: a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose

2

archaic : tears

— rheumy \ˈrü-mē\ adjective

Origin of RHEUM

Middle English reume, from Anglo-French, from Latin rheuma, from Greek, literally, flow, flux, from rhein to flow — more at stream

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with RHEUM

bloom, boom, broom, brume, combe, cwm, doom, flume, fume, gloom, glume, groom, khoum, loom, neume, plume, room, spume, tomb, toom, vroom, whom, womb, zoom

rheum

noun \ˈrüm\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of RHEUM

: a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose; also : a condition (as a cold) marked by such discharge

—rheumy \-ē\ (audio pronunciation) adjective