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phlegm
(fl/E/m )

noun (n)

  • apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions(noun.feeling)
    source: wordnet30
  • expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    sputum
    source: wordnet30
  • inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. See Humor.(noun)
    source: webster1913

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