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Phlegm Common

Phlegm has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

2

expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness

3

inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

"the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"

4

One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
apathy mucus inactiveness
Rhyming Words
egm eclegm apothegm dephlegm parapegm apophthegm
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