sputum
Meanings
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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Etymology
From New Latin, from Latin sputum (“that which is spit out, spittle”), from spuere (“to spit”).
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