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Definition of: rheum
(rm) noun
1. Pathol. Catarrhal discharge from the nose and eyes; hence, a cold.
2. Med. Any thin watery flux, as tears or saliva. [<OF reume <L rheuma <Gk. rheuma a flow <rheein flow]
—rheum′y adjective
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