PHLEGM

n. Fle2m. Gr., Ayeiv, to burn). Lat., phlegm a. Fr., phlegme, fleg me. Ger., Phlegm a. 1. A clear, tenacious fluid which is expectorated or vomited; of some authors, mucus. 2. Of old writers, one of the four humors (see HUMOR, 2d def.). 3. See SYNOVIA. 4. Mental dullne . [D, 20; K.] [s. 256]