1. Abnormal amounts of mucus, especially as expectorated from the mouth. 2. One of the four humors of the body, according to the ancient Greek humoral doctrine. [G. phlegma, inflammation]
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phlegm 'flem n
1) the one of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology that was believed to be cold and moist and to cause sluggishness
2) viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory passages
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n.
a nonmedical term for sputum.
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(flem) [Gr. phlegma] 1. abnormally thick mucus secreted by the mucosa of the respiratory tract and expectorated during certain infectious processes. 2. in humoralism, one of the four humors of the body.Medical dictionary. 2011.