rheumatic

comparative more rheumatic · superlative most rheumatic · alternative obsolete rheumatick

1. Resembling or relating to rheumatism.
2. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.

plural rheumatics · alternative obsolete rheumatick

1. rareA person suffering from rheumatism

   It must, be confessed, however, that the majority of rheumatics are not able to stand such treatment.

   1911, George Knapp Abbott, Principles and practice of hydrotherapy

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   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

   The rheumatics in the survey who had complete disability had had this same disability for an average of two years.

   1933, George Hoyt Bigelow, Herbert Luther Lombard, Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases in Massachusetts, page 19