different between miasms vs miasma
miasms
English
Noun
miasms
- plural of miasm
Anagrams
- Sammis
miasms From the web:
- what are miasms in homeopathy
- what does miasma mean
miasma
English
Etymology
First attested in 1665. From Ancient Greek ?????? (míasma, “stain; pollution”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mi?æzm?/, /ma??æzm?/
- (US) enPR: m?-?z'm?, m?- ?z'm?, IPA(key): /ma??æzm?/, /mi?æzm?/
- Rhymes: -æzm?
- Homophone: my asthma
Noun
miasma (plural miasmas or miasmata)
- A noxious atmosphere or influence.
- A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:miasma.
Related terms
- miasmatic
Translations
Further reading
- miasma theory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- miasma (Greek mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Masami, imaams
Dutch
Etymology
First attested in 1778. Borrowed from New Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek ?????? (míasma, “stain, pollution”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mi??s.ma?/
- Hyphenation: mi?as?ma
- Rhymes: -?sma?
Noun
miasma n (plural miasmata or miasma's, diminutive miasmaatje n)
- miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
- (medicine, historical) miasma (emanation from rotting organic matter causing diseases)
Derived terms
- miasmatisch
References
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????? (míasma, “stain, pollution”).
Noun
miasma m (plural miasmi)
- miasma
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek ?????? (míasma, “pollution”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.?az.m?/, /?mjaz.m?/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mi.?a?.m?/, /?mja?.m?/
Noun
miasma m (plural miasmas)
- miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
- (medicine, historical) miasma (noxious emanation from swamps that was thought to cause diseases)
Related terms
- miasmático
Spanish
Noun
miasma m (plural miasmas)
- miasma
miasma From the web:
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- miasma what is mean
- miasmal what mean
- miasmatic what does it mean
- what is miasma theory
- what is miasma in greek mythology
- what does miasma theory refer to quizlet
- what does miasma mean in history
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