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rheumatic

[ roo-mat-ik ]
/ rʊˈmæt ɪk /
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adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
affected with or subject to rheumatism.
noun
a person affected with rheumatism.
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Origin of rheumatic

1350–1400; Middle English reumatik<Latin rheumaticus<Greek rheumatikós, equivalent to rheumat- (stem of rheûma;see rheum) + -ikos-ic

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rhetorically, rhetorical question, rhetorical stress, rhetorician, rheum, rheumatic, rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease, rheumatics, rheumatism, rheumatism-root
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arthritic, creaky, rigid, solid, stark, tense, thick, tight, wooden, debilitated, disabled, paralyzed, shaking, sick, trembling, brittle, buckram, firm, refractory, set

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British Dictionary definitions for rheumatic

rheumatic
/ (ruːˈmætɪk) /
adjective
of, relating to, or afflicted with rheumatism
noun
a person afflicted with rheumatism

Derived forms of rheumatic

rheumatically, adverb

Word Origin for rheumatic

C14: ultimately from Greek rheumatikos, from rheuma a flow; see rheum
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