Phlegm - Definition
phlegm
n 1: apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
[syn: emotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness,
phlegm, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality]
2: expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the
respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it
was believed to cause sluggishness [syn: phlegm, sputum]
3: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general
appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends" [syn:
languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness]