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rheumatics

rheumatics is the plural of rheumatic.

Meaning of rheumatic

Noun

rheumatic (plural rheumatics)

  1. (rare) A person suffering from rheumatism
    • It has been a clinical observation with me that the majority of chronic rheumatics are likewise the subjects of chronic constipation.1890, The American practitioner, Volumes 9-10

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Noun

rheumatics pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, colloquial, plural, plural-only) Rheumatism.
    • You ain't subject to the whatdyecallems - the rheumatics, are you?a. 1857, Edward Bradley, Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green

Words formed from rheumatics

Words that rhyme with rheumatics

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Questions about rheumatics

What does rheumatics mean?
Rheumatics means rheumatism.
What is rheumatics the plural of?
Rheumatics is the plural of rheumatic.
What part of speech is rheumatics?
Rheumatics is a noun.

Words near rheumatics in the dictionary

  1. rheumatical
  2. rheumatically
  3. rheumatick
  4. rheumaticks
  5. rheumaticky
  6. rheumatics
  7. rheumatise
  8. rheumatism
  9. rheumatism root
  10. rheumatismal
  11. rheumatismoid

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