  phlox  is a fictional character in the television series star trek: enterprise, played by john billingsley. dr. phlox is the chief medical officer aboard the starship enterprise. ==overview== phlox is a denobulan, and was on earth as part of the interspecies medical exchange when called to serve aboard the enterprise. as part of the exchange, he corresponds regularly with his human counterpart on denobula triaxa, dr. lucas (after the xindi attack on earth, lucas was recalled from denobula and transferred to the earth cryogenic storage facility known as cold station 12). in accordance with denobulan custom, phlox has three wives, each of whom has two other husbands. only one of his wives, feezal, was seen on the show. phlox has five children by his wives: two daughters, both of whom, like him, work in the medical field, and three sons. one is an artist but the other two are estranged from him. the doctor is portrayed as having an open mind to other species and cultures, even the antarans, a race that was once at war with the denobulans. he is extremely frank about romantic and sexual matters, often to the embarrassment of other crew members, and sometimes plays the role of matchmaker. he has an interest in natural remedies, and his sickbay contains an interplanetary zoo of animals, some of them as food for other animals which are used as source for medical drugs. phlox is curious with a wry sense of humor, and has an affinity for earth cuisine, particularly chinese food (especially egg drop soup). he is also interested in religion: he once prayed with a group of monks which visited enterprise, spent a week with monks at a tibetan monastery, attended mass at st. peter's basilica in rome, and observed the tal-shanar ritual at the vulcan compound in sausalito. phlox's physical abilities have been revealed gradually over time. he appears to need little sleep, instead embarking on an annual "hibernation" of sorts that lasts for six days. phlox also has great control over his facial muscles, being able to open his mouth wider than humans, as demonstrated by the impossibly large grin he occasionally sports ("broken bow", "these are the voyages..."). when threatened, phlox has the ability to inflate
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