rheum – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
rheum
n.
runny discharge excreted from the mucous membranes; head cold, common type of infection of the upper respiratory tract
Rheum
Rheum (; from
Greek: ,
rheume, a flowing, rheum), also known as
Gound, is thin mucus naturally discharged from the
eyes,
nose, or
mouth during sleep (cf.
mucopurulent discharge). Rheum dries and gathers as a crust in the corners of the eyes or the mouth, on the eyelids, or under the nose. It is formed by a combination of
mucus (in the case of the eyes, consisting of
mucin discharged from the
cornea or the
conjunctiva), nasal mucus,
blood cells,
skin cells, or dust. Rheum from the eyes is particularly common. Dried rheum is in common usage called
sleepies, e.g., to have sleep in one's eyes.
Rheum
Noun
1. rhubarb
(synonym) genus Rheum
(hypernym) dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
(member-holonym) Polygonaceae, family Polygonaceae, buckwheat family
(member-meronym) rhubarb, rhubarb plant
rheum
Noun
1. a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)
(hypernym) discharge, emission
Rheum
(n.)
A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose.
(n.)
A genus of plants. See Rhubarb.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
rheum
Synonyms and related words:
Asiatic flu, Hong Kong flu, abscess, acute bronchitis, adenoiditis, ague, aluminosis, amygdalitis, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, anthracosilicosis, anthracosis, apnea, asbestosis, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, atypical pneumonia, autacoid, backache, bile, bituminosis, black lung, bleeding, blennorhea, bronchial pneumonia, bronchiectasis, bronchiolitis, bronchitis, bronchopneumonia, cachexia, cachexy, catarrh, chalicosis, chalone, chill, chills, chronic bronchitis, chyle, cold, colic, collapsed lung, colostrum, common cold, coniosis, constipation, convulsion, coryza, coughing, croup, croupous pneumonia, cyanosis, diarrhea, digestive secretion, discharge, dizziness, double pneumonia, dropsy, dry pleurisy, dysentery, dyspepsia, dyspnea, edema, emaciation, emphysema, empyema, endocrine, epidemic pleurodynia, fainting, fatigue, fever, fibrillation, fibrinous pneumonia, flu, flux, gall, gastric juice, gleet, grippe, growth, hay fever, hemorrhage, high blood pressure, hormone, humor, hydrops, hypertension, hypotension, ichor, icterus, indigestion, inflammation, influenza, insomnia, intestinal juice, itching, jaundice, la grippe, labored breathing, lachryma, lactation, laryngitis, leukorrhea, lipoid pneumonia, lobar pneumonia, low blood pressure, lumbago, lung cancer, lung fever, lymph, marasmus, matter, milk, mucor, mucus, nasal discharge, nausea, necrosis, pain, pancreatic juice, paralysis, peccant humor, pharyngitis, phlegm, pleurisy, pleuritis, pneumococcal pneumonia, pneumoconiosis, pneumonia, pneumonic fever, pneumothorax, prostatic fluid, pruritus, purulence, pus, quinsy, rash, saliva, salivary secretion, sanies, sclerosis, seizure, semen, serous fluid, serum, shock, siderosis, silicosis, skin eruption, sneezing, snot, sore, sore throat, spasm, sperm, suppuration, sweat, swine flu, tabes, tachycardia, tear, teardrop, tears, the sniffles, the snuffles, the whites, thyroxin, tonsilitis, tumor, upset stomach, urine, vertigo, virus pneumonia, vomiting, wasting, wet pleurisy, whooping cough
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
