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Apophlegmatic

Ăp'o-phleg-măt'ic, a.

adjective

(Synop., § 130), a. [N. Lat. ἀποφλεγματικός, from Gr. ἀπό, from, and φλεγματικός, full of phlegm; φλέγμα, flame, phlegm; φλέγειν, to burn. See PHLEGMATIC and PHLEGM.] (Med.) Having the quality of exciting discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.

Ap'o-phleg-māt'ic, n.

noun

n. (Med.) Something which excites discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils. Coxe.