humor

humor definition - medical

hu·mor (hyo͞oˈmər)

noun
  1. A body fluid, such as blood, lymph, or bile.
  2. Aqueous humor.
  3. Vitreous humor.
  4. One of the four fluids of the body, blood, phlegm, choler, and black bile, whose relative proportions were thought in ancient and medieval physiology to determine a person's disposition and general health.
  5. A person's characteristic disposition or temperament.
  6. An often temporary state of mind; a mood.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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