rhetorical device
— Noun
– English
~ a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
rhetorical
— Adjective
– English
~ given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"
rhetorical
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to rhetoric; "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford
rhetorically
— Adverb
– English
~ in a rhetorical manner; "`What can be done?' he asked rhetorically"
rhetorician
— Noun
– English
~ a person who delivers a speech or oration
Rheum cultorum
— Noun
– English
~ long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves
Rheum rhabarbarum
— Noun
– English
~ long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves
Rheum palmatum
— Noun
– English
~ long used for laxative properties
Rheum rhaponticum
— Noun
– English
~ long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves
rheum
— Noun
– English
~ a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)
Rheum australe
— Noun
– English
~ Asian herb (Himalayas)
Rheum emodi
— Noun
– English
~ Asian herb (Himalayas)
rheumatic aortitis
— Noun
– English
~ aortitis occurring in rheumatic fever
rheumatic fever
— Noun
– English
~ a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves
rheumatic heart disease
— Noun
– English
~ 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
rheumatic
— Noun
– English
~ a person suffering with rheumatism
rheumatic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
rheumatism
— Noun
– English
~ any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
rheumatism
— Noun
– English
~ a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint