‖ eluvies
(ɪˈl(j)uːvɪiːz)
[L. ēluvies a washing away of impurities, f. ēluĕ-re to wash off.]
a. ‘Old term for the humour discharged in leucorrhœa; an inordinate discharge of any kind’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). b. ‘The effluvium from a swampy place’ (Hooper Med. Dict.).
| 1710 T. Fuller Pharm. Extemp. 316 This Medicament..extirpates..the..Eluvies of depraved Humours out of the whole Body. |