defluxion

American  

[dih-fluhk-shuhn] / dɪˈflʌk ʃən /

noun

Pathology.

1. a copious discharge of fluid matter, as in catarrh.

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Etymology

Origin of defluxion

1540–50; < Late Latin dēfluxiōn- (stem of dēfluxiō ) a flowing down, discharge, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + fluxiōn- fluxion

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defluxion

Ordinarily, no discharge occurs at first from the nasal surface, but as the disease continues, if the type remain severe, defluxion of thin muco-pus takes place from the Schneiderian surface, which frequently excoriates the cheek.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Whether the ophthalmia was infectious, or only endemic, I know not; but so it was, that, whilst Laura's eyes got well, those of her lover became affected with the same defluxion.

From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Thomas Campbell

These forms beheld in divine natures possess a fabricative power, but with us they are only gnostic, and no longer demiurgic, through the defluxion of our wings, or degradation of our intellectual powers.

From Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato by Thomas Taylor

A man of mean condition, born at Alexandria, had lost his sight by a defluxion on his eyes.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by T. W. Doane

In most cases a running from the nose and eyes is one of the first and chief symptoms, the defluxion becoming after some time mucous and purulent.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various