defluxion

[ dih-fluhk-shuhn ]

nounPathology.
  1. a copious discharge of fluid matter, as in catarrh.

Origin of defluxion

1
1540–50; <Late Latin dēfluxiōn- (stem of dēfluxiō) a flowing down, discharge, equivalent to Latin dē-de- + fluxiōn-fluxion

Words Nearby defluxion

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use defluxion in a sentence