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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]
Humor theory may refer to: Humorism, an ancient and medieval medical theory that there are four body fluids; Theories of humor, theories explaining humor
Articles related to pre-modern medical humour theory and the four humours. Pages in category "Humorism" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Physiognomy of the melancholic temperament (drawing by Thomas Holloway, c.1789, made for Johann Kaspar Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy). Melancholia or melancholy (from Greek: µέλαινα χολή melaina chole, [1] meaning black bile) [2] is a concept found throughout ancient, medieval, and premodern medicine in Europe that describes a condition characterized by markedly depressed mood ...
Medieval medicine is widely misunderstood, thought of as a uniform attitude composed of placing hopes in the church and God to heal all sicknesses, while sickness itself exists as a product of destiny, sin, and astral influences as physical causes. But, especially in the second half of the medieval period (c. 1100–1500 AD), medieval medicine ...
Ilya Stallone takes the quirky charm of medieval art and mashes it up with the chaos of modern life, creating comics that feel both hilarious and oddly timeless. Using a style straight out of ...
While it is hard to know exactly which theory is correct, it is important to examine the medical context, because the humoral model emphasised the need for balance between the four humours. This means that blood could be healthy or polluting depending on the humoral context in which blood was discharged and observed, in the same way that ...
For those who are feeling “stuck" or overwhelmed while striving for work-life balance, some experts recommend adopting a “pendulum lifestyle." Psychologists weigh in on the potential benefits.