Rheumatic Meaning
/ɹuːˈmætɪk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjResembling or relating to rheumatism.
adjDerived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.
Sentence Examples
The boy said that the avocado pit eliminates rheumatic pain.
CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandfather's ____ joints cause him pain every time the weather turns cold and damp.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She suffered from ____ pain in her joints that worsened significantly during cold and damp weather.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French rheumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós), from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It has been a clinical observation with me that the majority of chronic rheumatics are likewise the subjects of chronic constipation."
— 1890, The American practitioner, Volumes 9-10:
"It must, be confessed, however, that the majority of rheumatics are not able to stand such treatment."
— 1911, George Knapp Abbott, Principles and practice of hydrotherapy:
"The rheumatics in the survey who had complete disability had had this same disability for an average of two years."
— 1933, George Hoyt Bigelow, Herbert Luther Lombard, Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases in Massachusetts, page 19:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandfather's ____ joints cause him pain every time the weather turns cold and damp.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She suffered from ____ pain in her joints that worsened significantly during cold and damp weather.