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phlegm noun

  /fliːm/<q:obsolete><ref:{{R:Hall PGSMS|1|4|21}}> , /flɛm/ , /flɛːm/<a:Early Modern><ref:<<name:Dobson>>>
  • Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference. [from 16th c.]
 fleuma
  • (historical) 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. [from 13th c.]
 fleuma, flegma
  • Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]
 catarro
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