miasm

  • 1Miasm — Mi asm, n. [Cf. F. miasme.] Miasma. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2miasm — noun a) An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma. b) A predisposition to a particular disease, which interferes with subsequent treatment of it …

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  • 3miasm — «a, o (G). Pollution …

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  • 4miasm — n.; (also miasma) Malaria, noxious exhalation, bad air, floating effluvia, infection …

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  • 5miasm — mi·asm …

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  • 6miasm — noun 1. an unwholesome atmosphere the novel spun a miasma of death and decay • Syn: ↑miasma • Derivationally related forms: ↑miasmic (for: ↑miasma) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 7Homeopathy — Homeopathy: coined in German from Greek hómoios ὅμοιος like + páthos πάθος suffering Oxford English Dictionary …

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  • 8Bane — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Bane >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 bane bane curse Sgm: N 1 evil evil &c. 619 Sgm: N 1 hurtfulness hurtfulness &c.(badness) 649 Sgm: N 1 painfulness painfulness &c.(cause of pain) 830 …

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  • 9Infection — In*fec tion, n. [Cf. F. infection, L. infectio a dyeing.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of infecting. [1913 Webster] There was a strict order against coming to those pits, and that was only to prevent infection. De Foe. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 10Jeremy Sherr — (born 1955, South Africa) is a Homeopath best known for his work on homeopathic proving. Sherr studied Homeopathy at the College of Homoeopathy in London in 1980. He also studied Acupuncture at the International College of Oriental Medicine. He… …

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