rheumatic
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adjective \ru̇-ˈma-tik\Definition of RHEUMATIC
: of, relating to, characteristic of, or affected with rheumatism
— rheu·mat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Origin of RHEUMATIC
Middle English rewmatik subject to rheum, from Anglo-French reumatike, from Latin rheumaticus, from Greek rheumatikos, from rheumat-, rheuma
First Known Use: 1711
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Rhymes with RHEUMATIC
agnatic, aquatic, asthmatic, Carnatic, chromatic, climatic, comatic, dalmatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, emphatic, erratic, eustatic, fanatic, hepatic, judgmatic, komatik, lymphatic, magmatic, neumatic, phlegmatic, plasmatic, pneumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, protatic, quadratic, schematic, schismatic, sciatic, Socratic, somatic, spermatic, stigmatic, sylvatic, thematic, traumatic, villatic
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nounDefinition of RHEUMATIC
: one affected with rheumatism
First Known Use of RHEUMATIC
1846
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