Phlegm (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the thick mucus secreted in the respiratory passages and discharged through the mouth, especially that occurring in the lungs and throat passages, as during a cold.
  2. one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing sluggishness or apathy.
  3. sluggishness, indifference, or apathy.
  4. self-possession, calmness, or composure.
noun
  1. the viscid mucus secreted by the walls of the respiratory tract
  2. one of the four bodily humours
  3. apathy; stolidity; indifference
  4. self-possession; imperturbability; coolness
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