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rheum

/ɹuːm/ /ɹum/

Meanings
noun
Watery or thin discharge of serum or mucus, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.

Examples :

"After crying, the child wiped the rheum from her eyes with her sleeve. "
medicine physiology body disease

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration illness

illness noun

/ˈɪl.nəs/

An instance of a disease or poor health.

"Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness."

Illustration rheumatism

rheumatism noun

/ˈɹu.məˌtɪz.m̩/

Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.

"My grandmother suffers from rheumatism, which causes her a lot of pain in her knees and makes it difficult to walk. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration formerly

formerly adverb

/ˈfɔːməli/ /ˈfɔɹmɚli/

At some time in the past

"My formerly quiet neighborhood is now very busy with new construction. "

Illustration discharge

discharge noun

/ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/ /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/ /ˈdɪstʃɑɹdʒ/ /dɪsˈtʃɑɹdʒ/

Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.

"The doctor examined the infected cut and noticed a thick discharge. "

Illustration weather

weather noun

/ˈwɛðə/ /ˈwɛðɚ/

The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

"The weather forecast for today predicts rain and strong winds, so I should bring an umbrella to school. "

Illustration thought

thought verb

/θɔːt/ /θɔt/

To ponder, to go over in one's head.

"Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be."

Illustration stirred

stirred verb

/stɜːd/ /stɝd/

To incite to action

"The protest song stirred the students to march for their rights. "

Illustration secretions

secretions noun

/sɪˈkriːʃənz/ /siˈkriːʃənz/

Any substance that is secreted by an organism

"The doctor examined the patient's nasal secretions to determine if they had a cold or allergies. "

Illustration disease

disease noun

/dɪˈziːz/ /dɪˈziz/

An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

Illustration catarrh

catarrh noun

/kəˈtɑɹ/

Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat.

""His constant sniffing and sore throat were symptoms of a bad catarrh." "