Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Defluxion

De-flux′ion

,
Noun.
[L.
defluxio
.]
(Med.)
A discharge or flowing of humors or fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh; – sometimes used synonymously with inflammation.
Dunglison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Defluxion

DEFLUXION

,
Noun.
[L. To flow down.]
1.
A flowing, running or falling of humors or fluid matter, from a superior to an inferior part of the body; properly, an inflammation of a part, attended with increased secretion.
2.
A discharge of flowing off of humors; as a defluxion from the nose or head in catarrh.