flegme

French

noun
Definitions
  • (medicine) phlegm
  • composure

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fleume (phlegm) derived from phlegma derived from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (l, a cold slimy humour of the body, en, phlegm, flame, inflammation, clammy humor in the body).

Origin

Ancient Greek

φλέγμα

Gloss

l, a cold slimy humour of the body, en, phlegm, flame, inflammation, clammy humor in the body

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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