Lexicon:Choler, choleric
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| Term: | choler, choleric |
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| References: | Master and Commander, page 181 HMS Surprise, page 194 The Ionian Mission, page 292 The Nutmeg of Consolation, page 237 Blue at the Mizzen, page 138 |
| Meaning: | Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath. According to ancient physiological theory, there are four principal humours or fluids in the body — phlegm, blood, choler or yellow bile, and black bile. Whenever any one of these predominates it determines the temper of the mind and body; hence the expressions sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic, and melancholic humours. Choler was believed to be the source of irascibility. |
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Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.
Categories: Maturin's Medicine:-C- | Maturin's Medicine:Blue at the Mizzen | Maturin's Medicine:Blue at the Mizzen (chapter 06) | Maturin's Medicine:HMS Surprise (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:HMS Surprise (novel, chapter 07) | Maturin's Medicine:Master and Commander (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:Master and Commander (novel, chapter 06) | Maturin's Medicine:The Ionian Mission | Maturin's Medicine:The Ionian Mission (chapter 10) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 08)
