HUMORS Meaning and
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Humors, also known as bodily humors, are a concept found in ancient Greek and medieval medical theories that explain the makeup and functioning of the human body. Derived from the Latin word "humor," which means "fluid," humors are believed to be four essential bodily fluids that correspond to the four temperaments and influence a person's physical and mental characteristics.
According to this theory, the four humors are blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. Each humor is associated with specific qualities and bodily functions. Blood is believed to be warm and moist, promoting liveliness and vitality. Phlegm is cold and moist, associated with calmness and stability. Yellow bile is warm and dry, related to assertiveness and passion. Lastly, black bile is cold and dry, linked to melancholy and depression.
The balance or imbalance of these humors determines a person's temperament and overall health. An excess or deficiency of any one humor is thought to cause illnesses or personality imbalances. Therefore, medical treatments aimed at restoring balance, called humoral medicine, intend to purge or replenish the humors through techniques such as bleeding, purging, or herbal remedies.
Although the concept of humors has largely been abandoned in modern medicine, it remains an important historical framework for understanding ancient and medieval medical practices. Today, the term "humors" is more commonly used metaphorically or symbolically to refer to a person's mood, temperament, or disposition.
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Etymology of HUMORS
The word "humors" is derived from the Latin word "humores", which means "fluids". This Latin term is rooted in the ancient Greek word "χυμοί" (chymoi), which also means "fluids" or "juices". The concept of humors was a theory popularized by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, who believed that bodily health and temperament were influenced by the balance or imbalance of these bodily fluids, which were called "humors". The word "humors" later entered the medieval and Renaissance medical literature in Europe, where it referred to four temperamental fluids believed to circulate within the body: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.
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