| adjective | moist, damp, wet (especially of air) “the raw and theumy damp of night air” |
| adjective | of or pertaining to arthritis “my creaky old joints” |
| rheum | noun | a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose) |
| arthritis | noun | inflammation of a joint or joints |
| rheumatic | noun | a person suffering with rheumatism |
| rheumatism | noun | a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint |