leucophlegmacy love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, an inferred tendency to a dropsical state, as indicated by paleness, flabbiness, or redundancy of serum in the blood.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca; paleness, with viscid juices and cold sweats.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun medicine, archaic A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca; paleness with oily sweating.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek λευκός ("white") + phlegm + -acy: compare French leucophlegmasie.

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