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Cacochymic — Cacochymia Cac o*chym i*a, Cacochymy Cac o*chym y, n. [NL. cacochymia, fr. Gr. ?????????; kako s bad + ????? juice: cf. F. cacochymie.] (Med.) A vitiated state of the humors, or fluids, of the body, esp. of the blood. {Cac o*chym ic}, {Cac o*chym … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cacochymical — Cacochymia Cac o*chym i*a, Cacochymy Cac o*chym y, n. [NL. cacochymia, fr. Gr. ?????????; kako s bad + ????? juice: cf. F. cacochymie.] (Med.) A vitiated state of the humors, or fluids, of the body, esp. of the blood. {Cac o*chym ic}, {Cac o*chym … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cacochymy — Cacochymia Cac o*chym i*a, Cacochymy Cac o*chym y, n. [NL. cacochymia, fr. Gr. ?????????; kako s bad + ????? juice: cf. F. cacochymie.] (Med.) A vitiated state of the humors, or fluids, of the body, esp. of the blood. {Cac o*chym ic}, {Cac o*chym … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cacochyme — [ kakɔʃim ] adj. • 1478; gr. méd. kakokhumos, de kakos « mauvais » et khumos « humeur » ♦ Vx ou plaisant D une constitution débile, d une santé déficiente. ⇒ maladif, valétudinaire. Vieillard cacochyme. ⊗ CONTR. Vigoureux; valide. ● cacochyme… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cacochymy — In the pre modern medical practice of humoralism, cacochymy, or cacochymia, referred to a depraved habit of body, replete with ill humors, from various causes. When the repletion was merely with blood, it was called plethora.Joannis Gorraeus gave … Wikipedia
cacochymie — [kakɔʃimi] n. f. ÉTYM. 1503; bas lat. cacochymia (Ve), grec cakokhumia, de cakokhumos. → Cacochyme. ❖ ♦ Vx. État de faiblesse due à l extrême vieillesse. 0 Pelletier, que j ai rencontré en omnibus, en allant chercher des lunettes, m a dit que je… … Encyclopédie Universelle
cacochymy — ˈkakōˌkīmē noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin cacochymia, from Greek kakochymia, from kak cac + chymia (from chymos juice, from chein to pour) more at found obsolete : an unhealthy condition of the humors of the body, especially of the blood … Useful english dictionary
