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humoral
[ hyoo-mer-uhlor, often, yoo- ]
adjective
, Physiology.
- of, relating to, or proceeding from a fluid of the body.
humoral
/ ˈhjuːmərəl /
adjective
- immunol denoting or relating to a type of immunity caused by free antibodies circulating in the blood
- obsolete.of or relating to the four bodily fluids (humours)
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Example Sentences
He explained putrid fevers as specific vital diseases,—in which view, of course, he embodied humoral ideas.
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The humoral theory of Sydenham, and the threefold action supposed by Broussais, were further advances in the right direction.
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Soon after that, Behring discovered antitoxins, and this seemed to favour the chemical or humoral theory of immunity.
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These results having been established, it seemed as if the last rampart of the humoral theory had been taken by storm.
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Humoral theories, less easy to test, preserved an appearance of generality and were easily admitted.
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