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بلغم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily concerns phlegm, a bodily humor in classical medicine. It refers to the substance itself, its properties, and related medical concepts.

Derived headwords

اَلْبَلْغَمُnoun
  1. 1.
    Phlegmclassical

    A bodily humor, considered one of the four humors in classical Greek and Arabic medicine. It is a viscous fluid produced in the respiratory tract.

Parallel reading

البلغم: خلط من أخلاط الجسد، وهو أحد الطبائع الأربع.
Phlegm: a mixture of the body's humors, and it is one of the four temperaments.