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rheumatic

n.
US //ɹuˈmætɪk// UK //ɹuːmˈætɪk// rheumat·ic Archaic
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Origin

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

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