Complete Definition of "rheum"

see|Rheum
English

Pronunciation
RP IPA|/�ɹu�m/
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Noun
rheum

  1. physiology A watery or thin discharge, of serum or mucus, especially from the eyes or nose.

Quotations
#:*1916: He wore about his shoulders a heavy cloak; his pale face was drawn and his voice broken with rheum. - w:James Joyce|James Joyce, ''w:Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man|Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, 102)

Derived terms
rheumatic
rheumatism
rheumy

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