Definitions for miasm
mi·asm

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. miasma, miasmnoun

   unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources

   "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"

2. miasma, miasmnoun

   an unwholesome atmosphere

   "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. miasmnoun

   An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma.

2. miasmnoun

   A predisposition to a particular disease, which interferes with subsequent treatment of it.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Miasmnoun

   Such particles or atoms as are supposed to arise from distempered, putrefying, or poisonous bodies, and to affect people at a distance.

   Etymology: from μιαίνω, inquino, to infect.

   The plague is a malignant fever, caused through pestilential miasms insinuating into the humoral and consistent parts of the body. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

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1. miasm

   Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine. It was conceived in 1796 by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann. Its practitioners, called homeopaths, believe that a substance that causes symptoms of a disease in healthy people can cure similar symptoms in sick people; this doctrine is called similia similibus curentur, or "like cures like". Homeopathic preparations are termed remedies and are made using homeopathic dilution. In this process, the selected substance is repeatedly diluted until the final product is chemically indistinguishable from the diluent. Often not even a single molecule of the original substance can be expected to remain in the product. Between each dilution homeopaths may hit and/or shake the product, claiming this makes the diluent remember the original substance after its removal. Practitioners claim that such preparations, upon oral intake, can treat or cure disease.All relevant scientific knowledge about physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology contradicts homeopathy. Homeopathic remedies are typically biochemically inert, and have no effect on any known disease. Its theory of disease, centered around principles Hahnemann termed miasms, is inconsistent with subsequent identification of viruses and bacteria as causes of disease. Clinical trials have been conducted and generally demonstrated no objective effect from homeopathic preparations.: 206  The fundamental implausibility of homeopathy as well as a lack of demonstrable effectiveness has led to it being characterized within the scientific and medical communities as quackery and fraud.Homeopathy achieved its greatest popularity in the 19th century. It was introduced to the United States in 1825 with the first homeopathic school opening in 1835. Throughout the 19th century, dozens of homeopathic institutions appeared in Europe and the United States. During this period, homeopathy was able to appear relatively successful, as other forms of treatment could be harmful and ineffective. By the end of the century the practice began to wane, with the last exclusively homeopathic medical school in the United States closing in 1920. During the 1970s, homeopathy made a significant comeback, with sales of some homeopathic products increasing tenfold. The trend corresponded with the rise of the New Age movement, and may be in part due to chemophobia, an irrational preference for "natural" products, and the longer consultation times homeopathic practitioners provided. In the 21st century a series of meta-analyses have shown that the therapeutic claims of homeopathy lack scientific justification. As a result, national and international bodies have recommended the withdrawal of government funding for homeopathy in healthcare. National bodies from Australia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and France, as well as the European Academies' Science Advisory Council and the Russian Academy of Sciences have all concluded that homeopathy is ineffective, and recommended against the practice receiving any further funding. The National Health Service in England no longer provides funding for homeopathic remedies and asked the Department of Health to add homeopathic remedies to the list of forbidden prescription items. France removed funding in 2021, while Spain has also announced moves to ban homeopathy and other pseudotherapies from health centers.

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1. miasm

   Miasm refers to a concept in homeopathic medicine, referring to the theory of chronic diseases or susceptibility to diseases, believed to be inherited or acquired due to environmental influences. It is assumed that these miasms can be cleared or treated through homeopathic therapies. The term can also be used to refer metaphorically to a harmful or corrupting influence or atmosphere.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Miasmnoun

   miasma

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. miasme.]

Matched Categories

1. • Air Pollution
   • Atmosphere

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Anagrams for miasm »

1. imams

2. maims

3. Mimas

4. Sammi

How to pronounce miasm?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of miasm in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of miasm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=miasm
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Miasm
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=miasm
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miasm
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miasm
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=miasm