rheumatic

English

Etymology

From Middle French rheumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós), from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”)

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹuːˈmætɪk/
Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

rheumatic (comparative more rheumatic, superlative most rheumatic)

Resembling or relating to rheumatism.
Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.

Derived terms

rheumatically
rheumatic fever

Related terms

rheumaticky
rheumatics

Translations

referring to rheumatism

Catalan: reumàtic
Finnish: reumaattinen, reuma- (fi)
French: rhumatismal (fr)
German: rheumatisch (de)
Italian: reumatico (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: reumatisk, revmatisk
Nynorsk: reumatisk, revmatisk

Polish: reumatyczny (pl)
Portuguese: reumático m
Russian: ревмати́ческий (ru) (revmatíčeskij)
Spanish: reumático (es) m
Swedish: reumatisk (sv)

Noun

rheumatic (plural rheumatics)

(rare) A person suffering from rheumatism
- 1890, The American practitioner, Volumes 9-10‎
  It has been a clinical observation with me that the majority of chronic rheumatics are likewise the subjects of chronic constipation.
- 1911, George Knapp Abbott, Principles and practice of hydrotherapy
  It must, be confessed, however, that the majority of rheumatics are not able to stand such treatment.
- 1933, George Hoyt Bigelow & Herbert Luther Lombard, Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases in Massachusetts‎, page 19:
  The rheumatics in the survey who had complete disability had had this same disability for an average of two years.

Translations

person suffering from rheumatism

Catalan: reumàtic m
Finnish: reumaatikko, reumasairas

Russian: ревма́тик (ru) m (revmátik)
Swedish: reumatiker (sv) c

Anagrams

hematuric