plethora
pleth·o·ra / ˈple[unvoicedth]ərə/ • n. (a plethora of) an excess of (something): a plethora of committees and subcommittees. ∎ Med. an excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood.DERIVATIVES: ple·thor·ic / ˈple[unvoicedth]ərik; pləˈ[unvoicedth]ôrik/ adj. ( archaic or Med. ).
plethora
plethora (path.) condition marked by overfullness of blood, etc. XVI; excessive quantity XVII. — late L. plēthōra — Gr. plēthṓrē fullness, repletion, f. plḗthein be full.
So plethoric XVII. — F. — late L. — Gr.
So plethoric XVII. — F. — late L. — Gr.
plethora
plethora (pleth-er-ă) n. any excess of any bodily fluid, especially blood (see hyperaemia).
—plethoric (pleth-o-rik) adj.
—plethoric (pleth-o-rik) adj.
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