humor

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humor aqueous humor vitreous humor

Main Entry: hu·mor
Variant(s): or chiefly British hu·mour /hyü-mr, yü-/
Function: noun
1 a : a normal functioning bodily semifluid or fluid (as the blood or lymph) b : a secretion (as a hormone) that is an excitant of activity
2 in ancient and medieval physiology : a fluid or juice of an animal or plant; specifically : one of the four fluids that were believed to enter into the constitution of the body and to determine by their relative proportions a person's health and temperament -- see BLACK BILE, BLOOD 3, PHLEGM 1, YELLOW BILE