# rheum

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹuːm/

## Definitions
1. Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
2. Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism.
3. Tears.
4. Rheumatologist.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rheum