sputum.
Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
Meaning & usage
Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
Where this word comes from
From New Latin, from Latin sputum (“that which is spit out, spittle”), from spuere (“to spit”).
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