Defluxion

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Defluxion \De*flux"ion\, n. [L. defluxio.] (Med.)
     A discharge or flowing of humors or fluid matter, as from the
     nose in catarrh; -- sometimes used synonymously with
     inflammation. --Dunglison.
     [1913 Webster]



From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  85 Moby Thesaurus words for "defluxion":
     affluence, afflux, affluxion, cascade, cataract, chute, collapse,
     comedown, concourse, confluence, conflux, course, crash,
     crosscurrent, current, debacle, declension, declination,
     descending, descension, descent, discharge, down, downbend,
     downcome, downcurve, downfall, downflow, downgrade, downpour,
     downrush, downtrend, downturn, downward trend, drain, drainage,
     drift, driftage, drop, dropping, effluence, efflux, effluxion,
     effusion, exhalation, exhaust, fall, falling, flow, flowing,
     flowoff, fluency, flux, gravitation, gush, inclination, inflow,
     mill run, millrace, onrush, onward course, outfall, outflow,
     outflowing, outpour, outpouring, plummeting, pounce, race, rapids,
     run, runoff, rush, set, spate, stoop, stream, surge, swoop, tide,
     trend, undercurrent, undertow, water flow, waterfall