English to English
phlegm
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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)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