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Humorism logo #10101) Classical element
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Humorism

Humorism logo #21000 Humorism, or humoralism, is a system of medicine detailing the makeup and workings of the human body, adopted by Ancient Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers, positing that an excess or deficiency of any of four distinct bodily fluids in a person - known as humors or humours - directly influences their temperament and health. The humoralist...
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Humorism

Humorism logo #21002• (n.) The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness. • (n.) The theory founded on the influence which the humors were supposed to have in the production of disease; Galenism.
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Humorism

Humorism logo #20972Hu'mor·ism noun 1. (Medicine) The theory founded on the influence which the humors were supposed to have in the production of disease; Galenism. Dunglison. 2. The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness. Coleridge.
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Humorism

Humorism logo #20909Humorism: In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally present in the front and rear chambers of the eye. The humors were part of an ancient theory that held that health came from balance between the bodily liquids. These liquids were termed humors. Disease arose when imbalance occurre...
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humorism logo #21009humorism 1. The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness. 2. In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. As such, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally present in the front and rear chambers of the eye. The humors were part of an ancient theory that held that health came from balance between the bodily liquids. Thes...
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