rheumatic

[ roo-mat-ik ]
/ rʊˈmæt ɪk /
Pathology

adjective

pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
affected with or subject to rheumatism.

noun

a person affected with rheumatism.

Origin of rheumatic

1350–1400; Middle English reumatik < Latin rheumaticus < Greek rheumatikós, equivalent to rheumat- (stem of rheûma; see rheum) + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM rheumatic

Words nearby rheumatic

rhetorical question, rhetorical stress, rhetorician, rheum, rheumatalgia, rheumatic, rheumatic arteritis, rheumatic endocarditis, rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease, rheumatic pneumonia

British Dictionary definitions for antirheumatic

rheumatic
/ (ruːˈmætɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or afflicted with rheumatism

noun

a person afflicted with rheumatism

Derived forms of rheumatic

rheumatically, adverb

Word Origin for rheumatic

C14: ultimately from Greek rheumatikos, from rheuma a flow; see rheum

Medical definitions for antirheumatic

rheumatic
[ rōō-măt′ĭk ]

adj.

Relating to or characterized by rheumatism.

n.

One who is affected by rheumatism.