| Rheumatic 1. (a.) Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic. 2. (a.) of or pertaining to rheumatism; as, rheumatic pains or affections; affected with rheumatism; as, a rheumatic old man; causing rheumatism; as, a rheumatic day. 3. (n.) One affected with rheumatism. Thesaurus Entries allergic, anemic, apoplectic, arthritic, bilious, cancerous, case, chlorotic, colicky, consumptive, dropsical, dyspeptic, edematous, encephalitic, epileptic, incurable, inpatient, invalid, laryngitic, leprous, luetic, malarial, malignant, measly, nephritic, neuralgic, neuritic, outpatient, palsied, paralytic, patient, phthisic, pleuritic, pneumonic, pocky, podagric, rachitic, rickety, scorbutic, scrofulous, shut-in, sick person, spastic, sufferer, tabetic, tabid, terminal case, the sick, tubercular, tuberculous, tumorigenic, tumorous, valetudinarian |