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Adjective: rheumatic  rû'ma-tik or roo'ma-tik
  1. Of or pertaining to arthritis
    "She suffered from rheumatic pain in her joints";
    - arthritic, creaky, rheumatoid, rheumy
Noun: rheumatic  rû'ma-tik or roo'ma-tik
  1. A person suffering from rheumatism
    "The rheumatic found relief in the warm climate"

Derived forms: rheumatics

See also: unhealthy

Type of: diseased person, sick person, sufferer

Encyclopedia: Rheumatic