Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - phlegm
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Phlegm
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Phlegm is the thick yellowish substance that develops in your throat and at the back of your nose when you have a cold. = mucus N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English fleume, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin ~at-, ~a, from Greek, flame, inflammation, ~, from phlegein to burn — more at black Date: 13th century 1. the one of the four humors in early physiology that was considered to be cold and moist and to cause sluggishness 2. viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory passages 3. a. dull or apathetic coldness or indifference b. intrepid coolness or calm fortitude • ~y adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 the thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages, discharged by coughing. 2 a coolness and calmness of disposition. b sluggishness or apathy (supposed to result from too much phlegm in the constitution). 3 archaic phlegm regarded as one of the four bodily humours. Derivatives phlegmy adj. Etymology: ME & OF fleume f. LL phlegma f. Gk phlegma -atos inflammation f. phlego burn ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. мокрота, слизь 2. мед. уст. флегма 3. апатия, вялость 4. флегматичность, флегма 5. спокойствие, бесстрастие ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., "mucus," from O.Fr. fleume, from L.L. phlegma, from Gk. phlegma "inflammation, heat, humor caused by heat," from phlegein "to burn." The "cold, moist" humor of the body, in medieval physiology, it was believed to cause apathy. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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