| Phlegm (phlegm) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Phlegm |
| [F. phlegme,
flegme, L. phlegma, fr. Gr. (?) a flame, inflammation,
phlegm, a morbid, clammy humor in the body, fr. (?) to burn. Cf.
Phlox, Flagrant, Flame, Bleak,
a., and |
One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood
to be composed. See Humor.
Viscid mucus secreted in
abnormal quantity in the respiratory and digestive passages.
A watery distilled
liquor, in distinction from a spirituous liquor.
Sluggishness of temperament; dullness; want
of interest; indifference; coldness.
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