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rheum
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rheum  (rm)
n.
A watery or thin mucous discharge from the eyes or nose.

[Middle English reume, from Old French, from Late Latin rheuma, from Greek, a flowing, rheum; see sreu- in Indo-European roots.]

rheumy adj.

rheum [ruːm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a watery discharge from the eyes or nose
[from Old French reume, ultimately from Greek rheuma bodily humour, stream, from rhein to flow]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rheum - a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)
emission, discharge - a substance that is emitted or released
2.Rheum - rhubarb
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
buckwheat family, family Polygonaceae, Polygonaceae - a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
rhubarb plant, rhubarb - plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous


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