Definition of rheum
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:a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose
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Origin and Etymology of rheum
Middle English reume, from Anglo-French, from Latin rheuma, from Greek, literally, flow, flux, from rhein to flow — more at stream
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medical Definition of rheum
:a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose;
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:a condition (as a cold) marked by such discharge
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