plethora

plethora
[ˈplɛθ(ə)rə]
noun
  1. (a plethora of)an excess of (something)
    太多,过多,泛滥,过剩
    a plethora of committees and subcommittees.
    泛滥的委员会和分委员会。
    ■(Medicine)an excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood
    (医)多体液症(尤指多血症)
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plethoric
[ˈplɛθ(ə)rɪk, plɪˈθɒrɪk]
adjective
  1. (archaicorMedicine 古 医).)
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the medical sense): via late Latin from Greek plēthōrē, from plēthein 'be full'
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