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sanguine medical definition
adjective
- Of a healthy, reddish color; ruddy.
- Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
- Archaic Having blood as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology.
- Archaic Having the temperament and ruddy complexion that was formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate.
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