rheum

n. 发炎性分泌物, 鼻粘膜炎, 感冒, 稀粘液, 大黄 [医] 稀粘液

发音

US /ɹuːm/
其它
UK /ɹuːm/

词形变化

rheums 复数 rheums

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.

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  2. 2.

    Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism.

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  3. 3.

    Tears.

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  4. 4.

    Rheumatologist.

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    […] the other rheumatologist in the practice I saw after that first meeting was irritated because my history was completely wrong. Not [irritated] at me, [but] the other rheum. […] I had to switch rheums at one point due to insurance problems. […] Thank god my good rheum’s office sorted out the insurance.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

discharge emission

相关短语

salt rheum [医] 湿疹

词源

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

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