rheumatic pains

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• Rheumatic — Rheu*mat ic, a. [Gr. ??? subject to a discharge or flux: cf. L. rheumaticus, F. rhumatique. See {Rheum}, {Rheumatism}.] 1. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rheumatism;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rheumatic — [ro͞o mat′ik] adj. [ME reumatike < OFr reumatique < L rheumaticus < Gr rheumatikos: see RHEUM] of, caused by, characteristic of, or having rheumatism n. a person who has rheumatism the rheumatics Dial. rheumatic pains rheumatically adv …   English World dictionary

• rheumatic — /ruˈmætɪk/ (say rooh matik) adjective 1. relating to or of the nature of rheumatism. 2. affected with or subject to rheumatism. –noun 3. someone affected with or subject to rheumatism. 4. (plural) rheumatic pains. {Middle English r(e)umatyk(e),… …  

• rheumatic — [[t]ruːmæ̱tɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Rheumatic is used to describe conditions and pains that are related to rheumatism. Rheumatic joints are swollen and painful because they are affected by rheumatism. ...new treatments for a range of rheumatic… …   English dictionary

• rheumatic — [14] Greek rheuma meant literally ‘flow, stream’ (it came ultimately from the same Indo European base as produced English stream, and was a close relative of the Greek verb rhein ‘flow’, which provides the second halves of English catarrh and… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• rheumatic fever — /rumætɪk ˈfivə / (say roohmatik feevuh) noun a disease usually afflicting children and marked by fever, inflammation of the joints, generalised muscle pains, and frequently associated with pathological changes in the heart and the different… …  

• rheumatic — [14] Greek rheuma meant literally ‘flow, stream’ (it came ultimately from the same Indo European base as produced English stream, and was a close relative of the Greek verb rhein ‘flow’, which provides the second halves of English catarrh and… …   Word origins

• growing pains — 1. dull, quasi rheumatic pains of varying degree in the limbs during childhood and adolescence, often popularly associated with the process of growing. 2. emotional difficulties experienced during adolescence and preadulthood. 3. difficulties… …   Universalium

• growing pains — grow′ing pains n. pl. 1) pat dull, quasi rheumatic pains of varying degree in the limbs during childhood and adolescence, often popularly associated with the process of growing 2) pat emotional difficulties experienced during adolescence and… …   From formal English to slang

• Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… …   Medical dictionary

• RUB A535 — (also known as Antiphlogistine) is a topical analgesic introduced in 1919 and manufactured by Church and Dwight in Canada. While relatively unknown outside of Canada (it isn t sold in the US), it is indeed a very popular product for the treatment …   Wikipedia