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phlegm

  [flem]
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–noun
1. the thick mucus secreted in the respiratory passages and discharged through the mouth, esp. that occurring in the lungs and throat passages, as during a cold.
2. one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing sluggishness or apathy.
3. sluggishness, indifference, or apathy.
4. self-possession, calmness, or composure.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME fleem < MF flemme < LL phlegma < Gk phlégma flame, phlegmatic humor, equiv. to phlég(ein) to burn + -ma resultative n. suffix

Related forms:
phlegmless, adjective

Synonyms:
3. impassivity.

Antonyms:
3. animation, concern.
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Word Origin & History

phlegm 
1387, fleem "viscid mucus" (the stuff itself and also regarded as a bodily humor), from O.Fr. fleume (13c., Fr. flegme), from L.L. phlegma, from Gk. phlegma "inflammation, heat, humor caused by heat," from phlegein "to burn," related to phlox (gen. phlogos) "flame, blaze," from PIE base *bhleg- "to burn, be hot" (cf. Skt. bhrajate "shines," L. fulgere "to shine," fulmen "lightning," flagrare "to burn;" see black). Modern form is attested from c.1660. The "cold, moist" humor of the body, in medieval physiology, it was believed to cause apathy.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: phlegm
Pronunciation: 'flem
Function: noun
1 : the one of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology that was believed to be coldand moist and to cause sluggishness
2 : viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory passages
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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phlegm (flěm)
n.

  1. Thick, sticky, stringy mucus secreted by the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, as during a cold or other respiratory infection.

  2. One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, thought to cause sluggishness, apathy, and evenness of temper.

phlegm'y adj.

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phlegm   (flěm)  Pronunciation Key 
Thick mucus produced by the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, as during a cold or other respiratory infection.
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