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DEFLUXION
Etymology
Noun
defluxion (countable and uncountable, plural defluxions)
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
Anagrams
• fluxioned
Source: Wiktionary
De*flux"ion, n. Etym: [L. defluxio.] (Med.)
Definition: A discharge or flowing of humors or fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh; -- sometimes used synonymously with inflammation. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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