- apophlegmatic
- apophlegmatic /ap-ō-fleg-matˈik/ (medicine)adjectivePromoting the discharge of mucusnounAn apophlegmatic agentORIGIN: Gr apophlegmatikos, from apo off; see ↑phlegm
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Apophlegmatic — Ap o*phleg*mat ic, a. [Gr. ?; ? from + ? full of phlegm. See {Phlegmatic}.] (Med.) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from mouth or nostrils. n. An apophlegmatic medicine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apophlegmatism — Ap o*phleg ma*tism, n. [Gr. ?, Galen.] 1. (Med.) The action of apophlegmatics. [1913 Webster] 2. An apophlegmatic. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apophlegmatizant — Ap o*phleg*mat i*zant, n. (Med.) An apophlegmatic. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apophlegmatism — Apophlegmatisms, in pre modern medicine, were medications chewed in order to draw away phlegm and humours from the head and brain. Such treatments were called apophlegmatic . Of this kind, tobacco was considered excellent, except for the damage… … Wikipedia
