humoral
adjective
hu·mor·al
| \ ˈhyü-mə-rəl
, ˈyü-\
, ˈyü-\
Definition of humoral
1
: of, relating to, proceeding from, or involving a bodily humor (such as a hormone)
2
: relating to or being the part of immunity or the immune response that involves antibodies secreted by B cells and circulating in bodily fluids
Examples of humoral in a Sentence
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In the 19th century, numerous discoveries struck the final blow to the humoral system. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "How Coffee, Chocolate and Tea Overturned a 1,500-Year-Old Medical Mindset," 17 May 2017 The way this worked in practice was that doctors would prescribe specific foods to adjust their patient’s humoral balance. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "How Coffee, Chocolate and Tea Overturned a 1,500-Year-Old Medical Mindset," 17 May 2017 If one substance could cure any illness, what did that say about the rest of humoral theory? — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "How Coffee, Chocolate and Tea Overturned a 1,500-Year-Old Medical Mindset," 17 May 2017 In the 19th century, numerous discoveries struck the final blow to the humoral system. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "How Coffee, Chocolate and Tea Overturned a 1,500-Year-Old Medical Mindset," 17 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'humoral.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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humoral
adjective
hu·mor·al
| \ ˈ(h)yüm-(ə-)rəl
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Medical Definition of humoral
1
: of, relating to, proceeding from, or involving a bodily humor (as a hormone)
humoral control of sugar metabolism
2
: relating to or being the part of immunity or the immune response that involves antibodies secreted by B cells and circulating in bodily fluids
humoral immunity humoral immune response humoral system of immunity
— compare cell-mediated