单词 | humoral |
释义 | humoral/ˈhjuːm(ə)r(ə)l![]() adjective 1 Medicine Relating to the body fluids, especially with regard to immune responses involving antibodies in body fluids as distinct from cells (see cell-mediated).Still, some cell-mediated and humoral immune system responses may be slightly impaired by heavy marijuana use....
1.1 historical Relating to the four bodily humours.Holistic medicine, which for centuries had been associated with the humours, still exists - though largely bereft of humoral theory - as alternative medicine....
1.2 historical (Of diseases) caused by or attributed to a disordered state of body fluids or (formerly) the bodily humours.Greek medicine had understood gout as a humoral disease. OriginLate Middle English (in the general sense 'relating to bodily fluids'): from Old French, or from medieval Latin humoralis, from Latin humor 'moisture' (see humour). |
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