miasm

English

Noun

miasm (plural miasms)

  1. An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma.
  2. (homeopathy) A predisposition to a particular disease, which interferes with subsequent treatment of it.

References
  • miasm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • “miasm” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

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