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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition

PHLEGM

noun see: black
Date: 13th century
the one of the four humors in early physiology that was considered to be cold and moist and to cause sluggishness, viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory passages,

3. dull or apathetic coldness or indifference, intrepid coolness or calm fortitude, phlegmy adjective