n. [ F. phlegme, flegme, L. phlegma, fr. Gr.
They judge with fury, but they write with phlegm. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.
‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;. See Phlegm. ] (Med.) An inflammation; more particularly, an inflammation of the internal organs. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖Phlegmasia dolens ety>[ NL. ],
a. [ L. phlegmaticus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. phlegmatique. ]
Phlegmatic temperament (Old Physiol.),
a. Phlegmatic. Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a phlegmatic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Phlegmatically. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. phlegmone, phlegmon, inflammation beneath the skin, Gr.
a. [ Cf. F. phlegmoneux. ] Having the nature or properties of phlegmon;