defluxion

[ dih-fluhk-shuhn ]

/ dɪˈflʌk ʃən /

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noun Pathology.

a copious discharge of fluid matter, as in catarrh.

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Origin of defluxion

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

Words nearby defluxion

deflexed, deflocculant, deflocculate, defloration, deflower, defluxion, defo, defocus, Defoe, defog, defogger

How to use defluxion in a sentence

This year, his Laura was seized with a defluxion in her eyes, which made her suffer much, and even threatened her with blindness.
The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch|Petrarch
A man of mean condition, born at Alexandria, had lost his sight by a defluxion on his eyes.
Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions|T. W. Doane
Before I could leave the place the cough attacked me, and I was very much troubled with the continual defluxion until the Tuesday.
Letters of John Calvin, Volume I (of 4)|Jules Bonnet