defluxion

American  

[dih-fluhk-shuhn] / dɪˈflʌk ʃən /

noun

Pathology.

1. a copious discharge of fluid matter, as in catarrh.

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Etymology

Origin of defluxion

1540–50; < Late Latin dēfluxiōn- (stem of dēfluxiō ) a flowing down, discharge, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + fluxiōn- fluxion

Example Sentences

Whether the ophthalmia was infectious, or only endemic, I know not; but so it was, that, whilst Laura's eyes got well, those of her lover became affected with the same defluxion.

From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Campbell, Thomas

Pulse about 75, and considerable defluxion from the nose, which he thinks produced by getting a piece of Cayenne pepper in his eye.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 5, 1841 by Various

If scarlatina occur during a severe attack of entero-colitis attended by purging, the defluxion from the external surface may be such that no efflorescence appears.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The conjunctiv� are usually congested, there is an increased nasal defluxion, and the skin of the forehead and over the eyes is drawn into wrinkles.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

In most cases a running from the nose and eyes is one of the first and chief symptoms, the defluxion becoming after some time mucous and purulent.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various