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rheum

US/ɹuːm/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)

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Origin

From Middle English reume, rewme, from Anglo-Norman reume, from Late Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, humour”). Doublet of stream.

Phrases

  • salt rheum

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