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Four temperaments. 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 ...
Sanguine. Sanguine ( / ˈsæŋɡwɪn /) or red chalk is chalk of a reddish-brown color, so called because it resembles the color of dried blood. It has been popular for centuries for drawing (where white chalk only works on colored paper). The word comes via French from the Italian sanguigna and originally from the Latin "sanguis".
Jus sanguinis ( English: / dʒʌs ˈsæŋɡwɪnɪs / juss SANG-gwin-iss, / juːs -/ yoos -, Latin: [juːs ˈsaŋɡwɪnɪs]; 'right of blood') is a principle of nationality law by which nationality is determined or acquired by the nationality of one or both parents. [1] [2] Children at birth may be nationals of a particular state if either or ...
Science. This is a subseries on philosophy. In order to explore related topics, please visit navigation. Humorism, the humoral theory, or humoralism, is a system of medicine detailing a supposed makeup and workings of the human body, adopted by Ancient Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers .
Consanguinity (from Latin consanguinitas 'blood relationship') is the characteristic of having a kinship with a relative who is descended from a common ancestor. Many jurisdictions have laws prohibiting people who are related by blood from marrying or having sexual relations with each other. The degree of consanguinity that gives rise to this ...
Sanguine (heraldry) Sanguine ( / ˈsæŋɡwɪn /) is a stain, or non-standard tincture in heraldry, of a blood-red colour. In the past it was sometimes taken to be equivalent to murrey, [1] but they are now considered two distinct tinctures. It is a darker red, the colour of arterial blood. [2] A shade of red used to depict the tincture ...
Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously. [1] Transfusions are used for various medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood. Early transfusions used whole blood, but modern medical practice commonly uses only components of the blood, such as red blood cells, white ...
Streptococcus sanguinis. White and Niven 1946. Streptococcus sanguinis, formerly known as Streptococcus sanguis, is a Gram-positive facultative anaerobic [1] coccus species of bacteria and a member of the Viridans Streptococcus group. S. sanguinis is a normal inhabitant of the healthy human mouth where it is particularly found in dental plaque ...