| rheum | <botany> A genus of plants. See Rhubarb. Origin: NL, from L. Rha the river Volga, on the banks of which it grows. See Rhubarb. <medicine> A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose. "I have a rheum in mine eyes too." (Shak) Salt rheum. <medicine> See Salt rheum, in the Vocab. Origin: OF. Reume, rheume, F. Rhume a cold, L. Rheuma rheum, from Gr, fr. To flow, akin to E. Stream. See Stream, and cf. Haemorrhoids. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| rheumatalgia | An obsolete term for rheumatic pain. Origin: G. Rheuma, flux, + algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| rheumatic | 1. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic. 2. <medicine> Of or pertaining to rheumatism; as, rheumatic pains or affections; affected with rheumatism; as, a rheumatic old man; causing rheumatism; as, a rheumatic day. "That rheumatic diseases do abound." (Shak) Origin: Gr. Subject to a discharge or flux: cf. L. Rheumaticus, F. Rhumatique. See Rheum, Rheumatism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rheumatic arteritis | Arteritis due to rheumatic fever; Aschoff bodies are frequently found in the adventitia of small arteries, especially in the myocardium, and may lead to fibrosis and constriction of the lumens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rheumatic chorea | A postinfectious chorea appearing several months after a streptococcal infection with subsequent rheumatic fever. The chorea typically involves the distal limbs and is associated with hypotonia and emotional lability. Improvement occurs over weeks or months and exacerbations occur without associated infection recurrence. Synonym: acute chorea, chorea minor, chorea, juvenile chorea, rheumatic chorea, Sydenham's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rheumatic disease | See: rheumatism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rheumatic diseases | Disorders of connective tissue, especially the joints and related structures, characterised by inflammation, degeneration, or metabolic derangement. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rheumatic endocarditis | Endocardial involvment as part of rheumatic heart disease, recognised clinically by valvular involvement; in the acute stage, there may be tiny fibrin vegetations along the lines of closure of the valve leaflets, with subsequent fibrous thickening and shortening of the leaflets. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rheumatic fever | <microbiology> Disease involving inflammation of joints and damage to heart valves that follows streptococcal infection and is believed to be autoimmune, i.e. Antibodies to streptococcal components cross react with host tissue antigens. (18 Nov 1997) |
| rheumatic heart disease | The most important manifestation of and sequel to rheumatic fever, i.e., any cardiac involvement in rheumatic fever. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rheumatic nodule | A small round or oval, mostly subcutaneous nodule made up chiefly of a mass of aschoff bodies and seen in cases of rheumatic fever. It is differentiated from the rheumatoid nodule which appears in rheumatoid arthritis, most frequently over bony prominences. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rheumatic pericarditis | Fibrinous pericarditis occurring in acute rheumatic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rheumatic pneumonia | Pneumonia rarely occurring in severe acute rheumatic fever, even when the disease was common; consolidation occurs, the lungs being of a rubbery consistency, with fibrin exudate and small haemorrhages, as well as oedema from left ventrical failure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rheumatic tetany | An acute epidemic form of tetany, of several weeks' duration, occurring chiefly in winter. Synonym: epidemic tetany. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rheumatic torticollis | Stiff neck due to cervical or neck myositis, chiefly of the sternocleidomastoid, occurring especially in children. Synonym: rheumatic torticollis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rheological |
rheologic: of or relating to rheology
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| rheometer |
an instrument for measuring the flow of liquids (especially arterial blood)
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| Rhesus factor |
a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia
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| rheumatic heart disease |
heart disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever; characterized by changes in the myocardium or scarring of the heart valves that reduce the power of the heart to pump blood
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| rheumatoid |
arthritic: of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
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| RHE | long-cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum |
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| RHE | a person suffering with rheumatism |
| RHE | of or pertaining to arthritis |
| RHE | aortitis occurring in rheumatic fever |
| RHE | a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves |
| RHE | heart disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever |
| RHE | any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues |
| RHE | a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities |
| RHE | North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes |
| RHE | Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by native Americans |
| RHE | of or pertaining to arthritis |
| RHE | a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities |