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miasm

noun

Meaning

  1. An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma.
  2. A predisposition to a particular disease, which interferes with subsequent treatment of it.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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