‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;. See Phlegm. ] (Med.) An inflammation; more particularly, an inflammation of the internal organs. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖Phlegmasia dolens ety>[ NL. ], milk leg. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. phlegmaticus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. phlegmatique. ] 1. Watery. [ Obs. ] “Aqueous and phlegmatic.” Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution. Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Generating or causing phlegm. “Cold and phlegmatic habitations.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; as, a phlegmatic person. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Phlegmatic temperament (Old Physiol.), lymphatic temperament. See under Lymphatic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Phlegmatic. Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a phlegmatic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Phlegmatically. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]