rheumatic

[ roo-mat-ik ]

/ rʊˈmæt ɪk /

Pathology

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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.

Nearby words

rhetorical question, rhetorical stress, rhetorician, rheum, rheumatalgia, rheumatic, rheumatic arteritis, rheumatic endocarditis, rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease, rheumatic pneumonia

Origin of rheumatic

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

Related forms

rheu·mat·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·rheu·mat·ic, adjective, nounnon·rheu·mat·ic, adjective, nounpost·rheu·mat·ic, adjective

pre·rheu·mat·ic, adjectivepseu·do·rheu·mat·ic, adjectiveun·rheu·mat·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for rheumatic

Bedridden Child Rather spent about three years of his childhood bedridden with rheumatic fever.
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I found it was of a rheumatic nature (caused from malaria) and made worse by Quinine and external applications.
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Tell her I'm an old and rheumatic invalid who has been used to asking his own questions.
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For external use in neuralgic and rheumatic affections, as a substitute for solution of delphinia.
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Gradually the pace slackened, and at last with a rheumatic jerk backwards and forwards it came to a standstill.
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The medical faculty can have the benefit of my experience, and prescribe as follows for their rheumatic patients.
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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

rheumatically, adverb

Word Origin for rheumatic

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

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Medicine definitions for rheumatic

rheumatic

[ rōō-măt′ĭk ]

adj.

Relating to or characterized by rheumatism.

n.

One who is affected by rheumatism.