What's the difference between lethargy and phlegmatic?

Lethargy


Definition:

  • (n.) Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked.
  • (n.) A state of inaction or indifference.
  • (v. t.) To lethargize.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Lethargy and somnolence were reported on both capsule and tablet by several subjects at a time which corresponded with the maximum concentration of drug in plasma.
  • (2) Eight infants 6 months of age or younger had a prodromal viral illness followed by the rapid onset of lethargy, seizures, and coma, resulting in the diagnosis of Reye's syndrome.
  • (3) Fatigue, lethargy, and decline in performance status were marked in four of the patients.
  • (4) Suberylglycine (HOOC(CH2)6CONHCH2COOH) was found in the urine from a patient with C6-C10-omega-dicarboxylic aciduria and unexplained episodes of lethargy and unconsciousness.
  • (5) The most common clinical signs of B gibsoni infection were lethargy, anorexia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia.
  • (6) Mannitol intoxication is ordinarily characterized by confusion, lethargy, stupor, and if severe enough, coma.
  • (7) Exploratory abdominal surgery in a budgerigar with a history of lethargy, feather fluffing, and melena revealed a neoplastic mass associated with the jejunal muscularis.
  • (8) In later stages coughing, anorexia and lethargy occurred.
  • (9) There were also two episodes of lethargy, disorientation, and headache which cleared promptly with Mannitol.
  • (10) Lethargy, irritability, anorexia, fever, abdominal tenderness, and passage of blood in the stools were common clinical manifestations.
  • (11) Disseminated aspergillosis attributable to Aspergillus deflectus was diagnosed in a Springer Spaniel with lethargy, lameness, anorexia, weight loss, pyrexia, lymphadenopathy, hematuria, and urinary incontinence.
  • (12) This reports a case of a 2-year-old girl who ingested 90-92, 0.25 mg tablets of digoxin and within four hours, developed vomiting, lethargy, tachycardia and AV block (Mobitz type I and II).
  • (13) The results indicate that lethargy is an important symptom in patients with intussusception when occurring in association with vomiting, melena, or a palpable abdominal mass, or all three.
  • (14) Babies with diarrhea on Formula 3 showed symptoms between the 3rd and 5th days, and in each case lethargy, weight loss, dehydration, and in some, fever, were followed by diarrhea.
  • (15) Although trazodone therapy has been associated with lethargy, dizziness, drowsiness, and confusion in some patients, symptoms have been mild and can be further minimized by administering the drug either after meals or once daily at bedtime.
  • (16) The response to challenge with soy protein included diarrhea, vomiting, hypotension, lethargy, and fever.
  • (17) To simplify the analysis, she focuses only on the region south of the Sahara--excluding South Africa--in her overview of the slow progress and vast education needs of nurses caught in the web of their countries' socioeconomic and political chaos ... and lethargy.
  • (18) The clinical and physical signs appearing after intoxication include among other lethargy, decreased locomotor activity, piloerection, weight loss and perorbital bleeding.
  • (19) A 62-year-old woman with adequate renal function who consumed large quantities of magnesium citrate presented with lethargy and hypotension.
  • (20) André Schürrle, a peripheral figure at Chelsea, on his third start since New Year's Day, emerged from the visitors' initial lethargy to settle this derby and propel his side four points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

Phlegmatic


Definition:

  • (a.) Watery.
  • (a.) Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution.
  • (a.) Generating or causing phlegm.
  • (a.) Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; as, a phlegmatic person.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This zoophilic dermatophyte may cause a difficult human phlegmatic trichophytia infection.
  • (2) In conditions of conflict between probability and value of reinforcement the dogs manifested two opposite strategies of behaviour: orientation to highly probable events (choleric and phlegmatic) and to low-probable events (sanguinic and melancholic) what is connected with individual properties of functioning and the character of interaction of four brain structures (frontal cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, amygdala).
  • (3) Rosberg, it seems, has resigned himself to the more phlegmatic tactic of doing his considerable best while hoping that Hamilton implodes.
  • (4) Cypriots are phlegmatic in a way their more hot-blooded Greek neighbours are not.
  • (5) If that means you’re not going to vote for me, well I’ve had my career, but I want to do what I think is the right thing, and if that means it costs me votes, it costs me votes.” Three decades in the police has had the added advantage of making him “phlegmatic” about his posters being repeatedly vandalised, he adds cheerfully.
  • (6) Surely murdering children at a pop concert should set these useless phlegmatic Brits’ blood boiling?
  • (7) A phlegmatic person is characterised by a lack of egoistic or altruistic instincts while feelings of nausea or fear are increased.
  • (8) While Brandon Lewis, Tory MP for Great Yarmouth, whose constituency includes the Hemsby area, pledged to help residents fight for more funds for coastal defence, some people were remarkably phlegmatic about the storm.
  • (9) The chancellor knew that Britain's biggest bank was in trouble even before McKillop came on the line, yet even the normally phlegmatic Darling was surprised at the size and immediacy of the crisis.
  • (10) That was why, he explained, Welshmen were put in charge instead of "the bovine and phlegmatic Anglo-Saxons."]
  • (11) Lebedev, a semi-opposition figure, was phlegmatic about his defeat, telling the Guardian: "My campaign lasted for three days."
  • (12) Even phlegmatic Germany had a post World Cup hangover; in an environment as emotionally volatile as South Africa, it's inevitable.
  • (13) Welby is said to be phlegmatic about the prospect, believing he has done everything possible to offer the opportunity to forge a new, looser relationship, which hardliners may choose to reject.
  • (14) One of the few to take the turn of events phlegmatically was Johnson’s father, Stanley, who said the appropriate phrase was “Et tu, Brute?” before going on to say he now thought Gove was the best choice.
  • (15) The 57-year-old surgeon from Glasgow, who had been booked on a flight yesterday anyway, was phlegmatic about the whole affair.
  • (16) "If we need to go back over that stuff," says Ashley, resolute and phlegmatic, "our problems were from 10 years ago.
  • (17) You have to do the best by your child, don’t you?” is intoned with a phlegmatic sigh, lips pressed together in wry acknowledgment that the situation isn’t ideal, but life’s a bitch, and one’s own child’s interests – obviously– trump every other consideration.
  • (18) The oligarch said he didn't regret bringing the case, and even attempted a phlegmatic note, observing: "Life is life," before speeding off in a black Mercedes.
  • (19) All I’m doing is giving a pint of blood over six months.” Ruth Atkins, an NHS communications manager and former nurse from Oxford, is similarly phlegmatic about her contribution.
  • (20) I thought of Georges Simenon’s curmudgeonly, phlegmatic detective, Chief Inspector Maigret.