miasm
English edit
Noun edit
miasm (plural miasms)
- An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma.
- (homeopathy) A predisposition to a particular disease, which interferes with subsequent treatment of it.
References edit
- “miasm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “miasm”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.