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cacochymia

cacochymia noun: a vitiated state of the humours, or bodily fluids.

Noun

cacochymia (plural cacochymias)

  1. (obsolete) A vitiated state of the humours, or bodily fluids.

Forms of cacochymia

pluralcacochymias
alternative formcacochymy

Origin of cacochymia

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + χυμός (khumós, “juice”) + -ia.

Questions about cacochymia

What does cacochymia mean?
Cacochymia means a vitiated state of the humours, or bodily fluids.
What part of speech is cacochymia?
Cacochymia is a noun.
What is the plural of cacochymia?
The plural of cacochymia is cacochymias.

Words near cacochymia in the dictionary

  1. cacks up
  2. cacky
  3. caclitriol
  4. caco-
  5. cacochylia
  6. cacochymia
  7. cacochymias
  8. cacochymic
  9. cacochymical
  10. cacochymies
  11. cacochymy

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