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Definition: APOPHLEGMATISM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The action of apophlegmatics.[Websters]
2. An apophlegmatic.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Apophlegmatism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Apophlegmatism \Ap`o*phleg"ma*tism\, noun. [from Greek expression, Galen.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: APOPHLEGMATISM

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] An apophlegmatic. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: APOPHLEGMATISM

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 it does to teeth. Sage was said to have almost the same virtues without the same defects.

The word comes from the Greek ἀπὸ and φλέγμα ('inflammation, heat').

References

  • This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. [1]

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