Webster's Dictionary 1913

3619

Phlebotomize

Phle‐bot″o‐mize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Phlebotomized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Phlebotomizing (?).] [Cf. F. phlébotomiser.] To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed. Howell.

3620

Phlebotomy

Phle‐bot″o‐my (?), n. [L. phlebotomia, Gr. �; �, �, a vein + � to cut: cf. F. phlébotomie. Cf. Fleam.] (Med.) The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in the tre...

3621

Phlegethon

‖Phleg″e‐thon (?), n.(Class Myth.) One of the principal rivers of Hades, in the channel of which fire flowed instead of water.Fierce Phlegethon,Whose waves of torrent fire infla...

3622

Phlegm

Phlegm (?), n. [F. phlegme, flegme, L. phlegma, fr. Gr. � a flame, inflammation, phlegm, a morbid, clammy humor in the body, fr. � to burn. Cf. Phlox, Flagrant, Flame, Bleak, a....

3623

Phlegmagogue

Phleg″ma‐gogue (?), n.(Old Med.) A medicine supposed to expel phlegm.

3624

Phlegmasia

‖Phleg‐ma″si‐a (?), n. [NL., from Gr. �. See Phlegm.] (Med.) An inflammation; more particularly, an inflammation of the internal organs.‖Phlegmasia dolens (dō″lĕnz), milk leg.

3625

Phlegmatic

Phleg‐mat″ic (?), a. [L. phlegmaticus, Gr. �: cf. F. phlegmatique.] 1. Watery. “Aqueous and phlegmatic.” Sir I. Newton.2. Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmati...

3626

Phlegmatical

Phleg‐mat″ic‐al (?), a. Phlegmatic. Ash.

3627

Phlegmatically

Phleg‐mat″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a phlegmatic manner.

3628

Phlegmaticly

Phleg‐mat″ic‐ly (?), a. Phlegmatically.

3629

Phlegmon

Phleg″mon (?), n. [L. phlegmone, phlegmon, inflammation beneath the skin, Gr. �, fr. � to burn: cf. F. phlegmon.] (Med.) Purulent inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue.

3630

Phlegmonous

Phleg″mon‐ous (?), a. [Cf. F. phlegmoneux.] Having the nature or properties of phlegmon; as, phlegmonous pneumonia. Harvey.

3631

Phleme

Phleme (?), n.(Surg. & Far.) See Fleam.

3632

Phleum

‖Phle″um (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of grasses, including the timothy (Phleum pratense), which is highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass. Gray.

3633

Phloëm

Phlo″ëm (?), n.(Bot.) That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to the inner bark; the liber tissue; — distinguished from xylem.

3634

Phlogistian

Phlo‐gis″tian (?), n. A believer in the existence of phlogiston.

3635

Phlogistic

Phlo‐gis″tic (?), a. 1. (Old Chem.) Of or pertaining to phlogiston, or to belief in its existence.2. (Med.) Inflammatory; belonging to inflammations and fevers.

3636

Phlogistical

Phlo‐gis″tic‐al (?), a.(Old Chem.) Phlogistic.

3637

Phlogisticate

Phlo‐gis″ti‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Phlogisticated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Phlogisticating.] (Old Chem.) To combine phlogiston with; — usually in the form and sense of the p. p...

3638

Phlogistication

Phlo‐gis′ti‐ca″tion (?), n.(Old Chem.) The act or process of combining with phlogiston.

3639

Phlogiston

Phlo‐gis″ton (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � burnt, set on fire, fr. � to set on fire, to burn, fr. �, �, a flame, blaze. See Phlox.] (Old Chem.) The hypothetical principle of fire, or ...

3640

Phlogogenous

Phlo‐gog″e‐nous (?), a. [Gr. �, � fire + -genous.] (Med.) Causing inflammation.

3641

Phlogopite

Phlog″o‐pite (?), n.(Min.) A kind of mica having generally a peculiar bronze-red or copperlike color and a pearly luster. It is a silicate of aluminia, with magnesia, potash, an...

3642

Phlogosis

‖Phlo‐go″sis (?), n.(Med.) Inflammation of external parts of the body; erysipelatous inflammation.

3643

Phlogotic

Phlo‐got″ic (?), n.(Med.) Of or pertaining to phlogosis.

3644

Phloramine

Phlo‐ram″ine (?), n. [Phlorlucin + amine.] (Chem.) A basic amido derivative of phloroglucin, having an astringent taste.

3645

Phloretic

Phlo‐ret″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, or designating, an organic acid obtained by the decomposition of phloretin.