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phlegm
[ flem ]
noun
- 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.
- one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing sluggishness or apathy.
- sluggishness, indifference, or apathy.
Synonyms:
Antonyms: ,
- self-possession, calmness, or composure.
phlegm
/ 蹿濒蓻尘 /
noun
- the viscid mucus secreted by the walls of the respiratory tract
- archaic.one of the four bodily humours
- apathy; stolidity; indifference
- self-possession; imperturbability; coolness
phlegm
- Thick mucus produced by the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, as during a cold or other respiratory infection.
Derived Forms
- 藞辫丑濒别驳尘测, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辫丑濒别驳尘顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of phlegm1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of phlegm1
Example Sentences
She said Hannah's reaction "happened quickly" and she was coughing up phlegm.
The bacterium that causes tuberculosis glows yellow in this phlegm sample; in orange are possible immune cells from the lung.
Many infections involve dry coughs that don't produce phlegm at all.
Take humoral theory: In the Middle Ages, the body was thought to consist of four liquid components called humors鈥攂lood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm.
In this study, experts engineered a living material resembling natural sputum, or phlegm, from CF patients that can grow 3D polymicrobial biofilms in a controlled manner, resembling those found in the CF lung.
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