DEFLUXION
\dɪflˈʌkʃən], \dɪflˈʌkʃən], \d_ɪ_f_l_ˈʌ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Defluxio, (de, and fluere, fluxum, 'to flow.') Defluxus, Catarrhysis, Hyporrhyhis, Catarrhus. A falling down of humours from a superior to an inferior part. It is sometimes used synonymously with inflammation.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland