miasm

English

Noun

miasm (plural miasms)

1. An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma.
2. (homeopathy) A predisposition to a particular disease, which interferes with subsequent treatment of it.

References

• “miasm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “miasm”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

Anagrams

• IAMMS, Mimas, Sammi, imams, maims