sputum

spu·tum

 (spyo͞o′təm)

n. pl. spu·ta (-tə)

Matter coughed up and usually ejected from the mouth, including saliva, foreign material, and substances such as mucus or phlegm, from the respiratory tract.

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[Latin spūtum, from neuter past participle of spuere, to spit.]

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sputum

(ˈspjuːtəm)

n, pl -ta (-tə)

1. (Physiology) a mass of salivary matter ejected from the mouth

2. (Physiology) saliva ejected from the mouth mixed with mucus or pus exuded from the respiratory passages, as in bronchitis or bronchiectasis

[C17: from Latin: spittle, from spuere to spit out]

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spu•tum

(ˈspyu təm)

n., pl. -ta (-tə).

matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.

[1685–95; < Latin spūtum, derivative of spūtus, past participle of spuere to spit]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sputum - expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness phlegm mucous secretion, mucus - protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium

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Translations

sputo

plwocina

escarro

sputum

[ˈspjuːtəm] N (sputa (pl)) → esputo m

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sputum

n (Med) → Auswurf m, → Sputum nt (spec)

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spu·tum

n. esputo, flema;

bloody ___ → ___ sanguinolento.

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sputum

n esputo, flema

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