Humors

Some articles on humors:

Four Temperaments - History and Development
... theory has its roots in the ancient four humors theory ... certain human moods, emotions and behaviors were caused by body fluids (called "humors") blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm ... Galen named "sanguine", "choleric", "melancholic" and "phlegmatic" after the bodily humors, respectively ...

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