sputum

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Definitions

noun

Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.

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Synonyms

phlegm saliva spit expectorated spittle expectoration mucus slobber respiratory secretion lung butter catarrh gob gobbet loogie dribble drool

Associated

hemoptysis bronchiectasis lavage cytology sweats ecp wheezing copd bronchial bronchitis pus

Rhymes

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