humoral

[hyoo-mer-uhl or, often, yoo-]

hu·mor·al

[hyoo-mer-uhl or, often, yoo-]
adjective Physiology.
of, pertaining to, or proceeding from a fluid of the body.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin hūmōrālis. See humor, -al1
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humoral (ˈhjuːmərəl)
 
adj
1.  immunol denoting or relating to a type of immunity caused by free antibodies circulating in the blood
2.  obsolete of or relating to the four bodily fluids (humours)

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humoral hu·mor·al (hy&oomacr;'mər-əl)
adj.

  1. Relating to body fluids, especially serum.

  2. Relating to or arising from any of the bodily humors.

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