Rheum n. Med. A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose.
I have a rheum in mine eyes too. --Shak.
Salt rheum. Med. See Salt rheum, in the Vocabulary.
◄ ►
Salt rheum Med. A popular name, esp. in the United States, for various cutaneous eruptions, particularly for those of eczema. See Eczema.
◄ ►
Ec·ze·ma n. 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.
◄ ►