defluxion noun. [dɪ'flʌkʃ(ǝ)n] M16.
[French défluxion or late Latin defluxio(n-), from deflux-: see DEFLUX, -ION.]
1. A flowing or running down; a shedding. M16-M19.
b. Something that flows or runs down; an emanation. Only in 17.

2. spec. Medicine. A flow or running esp. from the nose or eyes; catarrh, phlegm. obsolete exc. Scot. L16.

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