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  2. Humorism - Wikipedia

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    The word humor is a translation of Greek χυμός, [3] chymos (literally 'juice' or 'sap', metaphorically 'flavor'). Early texts on Indian Ayurveda medicine presented a theory of three or four humors (doṣas), [4] [5] which they sometimes linked with the five elements (pañca-bhūta): earth, water, fire, air, and space. [6]

  3. File:Humorism.svg - Wikipedia

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    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ar.wikipedia.org الأخلاط الأربعة; تاريخ الكيمياء الحيوية; Usage on bn.wikipedia.org

  4. Medieval medicine of Western Europe - Wikipedia

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    The Middle Ages contributed a great deal to medical knowledge. This period contained progress in surgery, medical chemistry, dissection, and practical medicine. The Middle Ages laid the ground work for later, more significant discoveries. There was a slow but constant progression in the way that medicine was studied and practiced.

  5. Four temperaments - Wikipedia

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    The four temperament theory is a proto-psychological theory which suggests that there are four fundamental personality types: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, and phlegmatic. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Most formulations include the possibility of mixtures among the types where an individual's personality types overlap and they share two or more temperaments.

  6. Humor theory - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... Humor theory may refer to: Humorism, an ancient and medieval medical theory that there are four body fluids;

  7. Category:Humorism - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... Articles related to pre-modern medical humour theory and the four humours. Pages in category "Humorism"

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  9. Theories of humor - Wikipedia

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    There are many theories of humor which attempt to explain what it is, what social functions it serves, and what would be considered humorous. Although various classical theories of humor and laughter may be found, in contemporary academic literature, three theories of humor appear repeatedly: relief theory, superiority theory, and incongruity ...