humoral


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
humoral /ˈhjuːm(ə)r(ə)l/
adjective
  • 1 Medicine (of immunity) involving the action of circulating antibodies. Often contrasted with cell-mediated.
  • 2 historical relating to the four bodily humours.
– origin ME: from OFr., or from med. L. humoralis, from L. humor (see humour).
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