alexithymic vs phlegm

alexithymic

noun
  • A person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions 

adj
  • Pertaining to or having alexithymia. 

  • Lacking in emotion or emotional expression. 

phlegm

noun
  • Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference. 

  • One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus. 

  • Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. 

  • A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution. 

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