rheumatic

From Middle French rheumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós), from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹuːˈmætɪk/

  Rhymes: -ætɪk

rheumatic (comparative more rheumatic, superlative most rheumatic)

1. Resembling or relating to rheumatism.
2. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.

• antirheumatic
• rheumatically
• rheumatic fever

• rheumaticky
• rheumatics

rheumatic (plural rheumatics)

1. (rare) A person suffering from rheumatism
   • 1890, The American practitioner, Volumes 9-10:

     It has been a clinical observation with me that the majority of chronic rheumatics are likewise the subjects of chronic constipation.

   • 1911, George Knapp Abbott, Principles and practice of hydrotherapy:

     It must, be confessed, however, that the majority of rheumatics are not able to stand such treatment.

   • 1933, George Hoyt Bigelow, Herbert Luther Lombard, Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases in Massachusetts‎, page 19:

     The rheumatics in the survey who had complete disability had had this same disability for an average of two years.

• hematuric