sputum
31sputum — spu|tum [ˈspju:təm] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: spuere to spit ] medical liquid in your mouth which you have coughed up from your lungs →↑phlegm …
32sputum — spu|tum [ spjutəm ] noun uncount a thick unpleasant substance that is produced in your throat and lungs when you have an infection …
33sputum — see SPIT …
34sputum — spu·tum || spjuËtÉ™m n. saliva and other matter that is spat from the mouth …
35sputum — [ spju:təm] noun a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease. Origin C17: from L., neut. past participle of spuere to spit …
36sputum — noun (U) technical liquid in your mouth which you have coughed up from your lungs …
37sputum — spu·tum …
38sputum — UK [ˈspjuːtəm] / US [ˈspjutəm] noun [uncountable] medical a thick unpleasant substance that is produced in your throat and lungs when you have an infection …
39sputum — /ˈspjutəm / (say spyoohtuhm) noun (plural sputa /ˈspjutə/ (say spyoohtuh)) 1. spittle mixed with mucus, purulent matter, or the like. 2. that which is expectorated; spittle. {Latin} …
40sputum — n. saliva or mucus spat out. ♦ sputative, a. habitually spitting …