apophlegmatic

English

Etymology

From apo- +‎ phlegmatic.

Adjective

apophlegmatic (not comparable)

1. (medicine, obsolete) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.

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Noun

apophlegmatic (plural apophlegmatics)

1. (medicine, obsolete) Any apophlegmatic medicine.

References

• “apophlegmatic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.