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/di fluk"sheuhn/, n. Pathol.a copious discharge of fluid matter, as in catarrh.[1540-50; < LL defluxion- (s. of defluxio) a flowing down, discharge, equiv. to L de- DE- + fluxion- FLUXION]
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defluxion — Defluxion. s. f. Fluxion sur quelque partie du corps. Defluxion sur les yeux. Il n est guere en usage … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Defluxion — De*flux ion, n. [L. defluxio.] (Med.) A discharge or flowing of humors or fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh; sometimes used synonymously with inflammation. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
defluxion — index outflow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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défluxion — (dé flu ksion) s. f. Fluxion sur, écoulement d un liquide, ou, fig. d une force, d une vertu, de haut en bas. Particulièrement, catarrhe. • Il ne craint ni les dents ni les défluxions, RÉGNIER Sat. XIV. • Puisque de l écoulement des eaux… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
defluxion — də̇ˈfləkshən, dē noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin defluxion , defluxio, from Latin defluxus + ion , io ion 1. : downflow 2. obsolete a. : a … Useful english dictionary
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defluxion — 1. A falling down or out, as of the hair. SEE ALSO: effluvium. 2. A flowing down or discharge of fluid. SYN: defluvium. [L. defluxio, de fluo, pp. fluxus, to flow down] * * * de·flux·ion (de flukґshən) defluvium … Medical dictionary
defluxion — Synonyms and related words: affluence, afflux, affluxion, cascade, cataract, chute, collapse, comedown, concourse, confluence, conflux, course, crash, crosscurrent, current, debacle, declension, declination, descending, descension, descent,… … Moby Thesaurus
defluxion — n. increased flow of fluids (as in mucus during a cold) … English contemporary dictionary
