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Webster 1913 Edition


Miasm

Mi′asm

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
miasme
.]
Miasma.

Webster 1828 Edition


Miasm

MI'ASM


Definition 2024


miasm

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, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

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