Humoralism
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Humoralism — 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… … Medical dictionary
humoralism — hūˈmoralism noun 1. The state of being humoral 2. The old doctrine that diseases have their seat in the humours • • • Main Entry: ↑humour … Useful english dictionary
humoralism, humorism — SYN: humoral doctrine. [L. umor, humor, moisture] … Medical dictionary
Humorism — Humorism, or humoralism, was a theory of the makeup and workings of the human body adopted by Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers. From Hippocrates onward, the humoral theory was adopted by Greek, Roman and Islamic physicians, and became… … Wikipedia
Humor — 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 ran through an ancient theory that held that health came from balance… … Medical dictionary
Humoral — Pertaining to elements in the blood or other body fluids. 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… … Medical dictionary
Humoralist — Hu mor*al*ist, n. One who favors the humoral pathology or believes in humoralism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Breast cancer — Classification and external resources Mammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a cancerous breast (right). ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
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
Humoralmedizin — Albrecht Dürer: Die vier Apostel, eine Darstellung der vier Temperamente Die naturwissenschaftlich als veraltet geltende, jedoch von den Geisteswissenschaften und von der rationalen Psychologie als aufschlussreich beurteilte Humoralpathologie… … Deutsch Wikipedia
