'Salt rheum' definitions:
Definition of 'Salt rheum'
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- Rheum \Rheum\ (r[udd]m), n. [OF. reume, rheume, F. rhume a cold,, L. rheuma rheum, from Gr. ???, fr. "rei^n to flow, akin to E. stream. See Stream, n., and cf. Hemorrhoids.] (Med.) A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose. [1913 Webster]
- I have a rheum in mine eyes too. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Salt rheum. (Med.) See Salt rheum, in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Salt rheum'
From: GCIDE
- Salt rheum \Salt" rheum\ (Med.) A popular name, esp. in the United States, for various cutaneous eruptions, particularly for those of eczema. See Eczema. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'salt rheum'
From: GCIDE
- Eczema \Ec"ze*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kzema; "ek out + zei^n to boil.] (Med.) An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum. [1913 Webster]