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Meaning of phlegm

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  phlegm
      n 1: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
           [syn: {emotionlessness}, {impassivity}, {impassiveness},
           {phlegm}, {indifference}, {stolidity}, {unemotionality}]
      2: expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the
         respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it
         was believed to cause sluggishness [syn: {phlegm}, {sputum}]
      3: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general
         appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends" [syn:
         {languor}, {lethargy}, {sluggishness}, {phlegm}, {flatness}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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