| Main Entry: | vata |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | in Ayurvedic medicine, one of the three humors or doshas that determine a person's temperament - made up or air or ether and active in bodily movements |
| Example: | The vata dosha possesses all the properties of air, such as force, vacuum, dryness, coldness, lightness, wind, and dehydration. |
| Etymology: | Sanskrit "wind" |