Definition of "phlegm"
- noun
Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference.
A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution.
Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing.
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.
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